Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks responsible for creative thinking. The findings indicate that the brains ...

Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in the brain, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The study, published today in ...

“There?s a misconception that addiction is just a problem with your personality or character or you just need to suck it up,” said Dr. Geoffrey Schoenbaum, assistant professor of anatomy and ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

Scientists have embarked on a radical experiment to use “zapping” to reset cells inside the brain to try and help people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Doctors at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller ...

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms.

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BLOOM (TAMPA) – Addiction is more than just a habit—it’s a powerful force that rewires the brain, making it increasingly difficult to break free. Behavioral scientist Dr. Gino Collura joined Gayle ...

January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, which is designed to raise awareness about those suffering with substance ...