Adolescent cannabis use was linked to higher risks of later psychotic, bipolar, depressive, and anxiety…
Browsing: Addiction
Addiction is a complex, chronic condition characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, such as substances or behaviors, despite harmful consequences. It involves changes in brain structure and function, particularly in areas related to reward, motivation, and self-control. Research into addiction spans neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology, and public health, aiming to understand its underlying mechanisms, risk factors, and effective treatments. This page features the latest scientific findings on addiction, including studies on substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, brain chemistry, prevention strategies, and recovery interventions.
A major review of global smoking cessation research has found that e-cigarettes containing nicotine appear…
Researchers reviewing decades of evidence conclude that alcohol plays a major role in disease and…
Kratom exposures and severe cases are rapidly increasing in the US, with stricter regulations linked…
A newly studied opioid compound is reshaping assumptions about pain treatment and addiction risk. Researchers…
A once-niche herbal drug is now sparking a nationwide surge in poisonings, hospitalizations, and deaths.…
A key brain protein may explain why cocaine addiction is so hard to quit. Relapsing…
A mouse study highlights the role of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, offering new insight into…
Drugs best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also dampen the powerful cravings that…
Many people are using marijuana for medical reasons, and it may provide benefits for some.…
Alcohol exposure before birth may quietly set the brain on a path toward risky drinking…
New research from the University at Buffalo indicates that choosing cannabis-infused drinks instead of alcoholic…
A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes…
Men’s drinking isn’t just personal — it’s a global public health crisis devastating women and…
Deaths of despair were climbing before opioids, and the decline of churchgoing may have helped…
Alcohol silences a key gut protein, letting harmful bacteria flood into the liver. Reactivating this…
Scientists have uncovered how a molecule called spermine, naturally produced by the body, helps cells…
Scientists discovered that altering levels of the KCC2 protein can dramatically change how the brain…