The impact of addiction on the brain is both catastrophic and comprehensive. When the brain is damaged by an addicting chemical, its executive functions—including judgment, decision making, and ...

A new generation of compounds is being studied for its potential to support brain plasticity and adaptive change, potentially ...

Explore the connections between the world of neuroscience and nuances of substance use disorders with our inaugural episode of In Such a Place. We’ll speak with Dr. Anna Radke, a leading expert in the ...

The same forces driving rising levels of anxiety, stress, and social comparison are also shaping their risk for substance use ...

Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It's a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap ...

Scientists say they've uncovered striking new evidence of how alcohol addiction impacts the brain's learning systems—and how those systems may slowly adapt during recovery—in a new study published in ...

“I’m passionate about popular education when it comes to generally increasing the understanding of addiction disorders to break the stigma,” says Markus Heilig, professor of psychiatry and director of ...

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain. Researchers at Michigan State University discovered that repeated cocaine use ...

The session explored how long-term use of substances affects thinking, behaviour, and everyday decision-making and why ...

Why someone becomes addicted to a substance has long baffled scientists and philosophers. Now leading researchers are getting the clearest picture yet of how addiction works in the brain and body.

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen | AAAS Mass Media Fellow Key takeaways: Smartphone use ...