Does using alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis engender addiction by changing the structure of brains, or does the structure of brains incline some people toward using those substances? In standard brain ...

The brain disease model of addiction holds that SUDs are chronic, relapsing brain diseases and that relapses are symptoms, and part of the expected course, of the disease (Morse, 2017). As with other ...

Does using alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis engender addiction by changing the structure of brains, or does the structure of brains incline some people toward using those substances? In standard brain ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can greatly reduce the compulsion to use heroin in standard rat models of addiction. Rats that were ...

The White House drug czar launched a new push with ONDCP, SAMHSA, and HUD focused on addiction treatment among homeless ...

Grace Point Treatment Center has released an educational article examining “how drug addiction is assessed and treated within licensed clinical environments”. The resource is positioned as an ...

Paolo Severi's mind keeps replaying what happened three decades ago when he entered addiction treatment at San Patrignano in Italy. The 47-year-old program is one of Europe's best-known rehab centers.