Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

Addiction casts a wide net across society, entangling people of all ages and walks of life in its intricate web. Beyond the stereotypes and assumptions that often surround substance abuse lies a ...

SEATTLE — Could artificial intelligence hold the key to solving America’s opioid epidemic? Scientists at the University of Washington are using AI to understand addictive behavior and how the brain ...

These experiments demonstrate that powerful instinctive survival behaviors can be overcome by activating the brain’s reward pathway through the release of dopamine. Since rats do not have ...

Consider two adult siblings who grew up in the same household and same family atmosphere. One sibling can drink socially—he enjoys a beer now and then, but overall, he can take it or leave it—while ...

Ryan Logan receives funding from National Institutes of Health. Mackenzie Gamble does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

This post is in response to Does Binge Drinking Make Someone an Alcoholic? By Lantie Elisabeth Jorandby M.D. Most people who drink alcohol do so socially and in moderation. But for some, alcohol ...