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

Substance use impacts many people in many different ways – and while studies show that it doesn’t always lead to addiction, experts agree that using substances can affect a person’s health and ...

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

Despite significant advances in addiction science, a persistent and critical challenge remains: the vast chasm between the ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

To explore these neural differences, the researchers used a computational approach called “network control theory” to measure how the brain transitions between different patterns of activity during ...

The conversation about addiction within Black families requires a fundamental shift toward understanding it as a medical condition rather than a moral failing. This perspective change proves crucial ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

You have heard about the earth-shaking new study proving that addicts inherit a brain dysfunction that causes them to have poor impulse control? Published in the most prestigious fundamental research ...