Researchers found cannabis users are over twice as likely to use opioids, but the evidence…
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.
WHO researchers have found that alcohol use is a major contributor to cancer risk globally,…
Trout exposed to environmental levels of methamphetamine showed signs of addiction and withdrawal, favoring drug-laced…
Autistic Individuals and Substance Use: A Complex Picture While autistic individuals are less likely to…
National Institutes of Health study suggests a link between cannabis use and higher levels of…
Low vitamin D levels heighten opioid sensitivity and addiction risk, but supplementation may reverse these…
Changing Beer Habits in America Americans are consuming more craft beer with higher alcohol content…
Underage drinking generated $17.5B in 2016; researchers call on alcohol companies to help fund prevention.…
The study suggests AI can shape human decision-making, with both concerning and potentially beneficial applications.…
Study lays groundwork for developing drugs to treat or prevent addiction in humans and provides…
Suicidal thoughts/behaviors among under 18s up by 287%, and by 210% among 18-34 year olds.…
Legal cannabis laws correlate with lower street cannabis prices, higher heroin costs and potency, and…
Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they’re incredibly addictive. Tens of thousands…
Some failed to detect users were over the legal driving limit more than half the…
A study in cells and mice finds compound works with fewer side effects than opioids.…
PsychLight reveals how drugs affect the brain’s serotonin receptors, guiding the search for non-hallucinogenic mental…
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Death Risk in Hospitalized Patients A study of 2.4 million…
A new analysis confirms varenicline does not increase psychiatric risk, supporting its safe use to…