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Sugar Changes the Chemistry of Your Brain

January 17, 2020

Anyone who has desperately searched their kitchen cabinets for a piece of forgotten chocolate knows that the desire for palat...

Study Contests Use of Smoked Cannabis in Treatment of Cocaine Addiction

January 17, 2020

Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher rela...

College Students Use More Marijuana in States Where It's Legal, but They Binge Drink Less

January 14, 2020

Research is the first study of college students to look broadly at multiple states that have legalized recreational marijuana...

Why Is Drinking in Moderation so Difficult for Some People?

December 19, 2019

Understanding compulsive drinking in some people relies on identifying the neural pathway that keeps drinking in check

Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Problem Drinkers, Research Shows

December 12, 2019

Study involving mice shows that a drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heav...

Mapping International Drug Use through the World's Largest Wastewater Study

October 28, 2019

Researchers from 41 international institutions released their findings after analyzing sewage samples from 60 million people ...

Study Confirms Cannabis Flower Is an Effective Mid-Level Analgesic Medication for Pain

August 23, 2019

Researchers use mobile app to measure how commercially available cannabis products affect pain intensity

Cannabis Treatment Counters Addiction: First Study of Its Kind

July 16, 2019

Trial shows cannabis replacement therapy can be effective

University of Virginia Chemist IDs Possible Addiction-Free Pain Reliever

May 16, 2019

Researchers are seeking non-addictive chronic pain treatment options that produce few or no negative side effects

Scientists Hunt Down the Brain Circuit Responsible for Alcohol Cravings

March 20, 2019

A new study may open the door to developing drug therapies or even gene therapies for alcohol addiction

Heavy Drinking May Change DNA—Leading to Increased Craving for Alcohol

January 29, 2019

Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior, Rutgers-led study says

Sex, Drugs, and Estradiol: Why Cannabis Affects Women Differently

October 29, 2018

Females use and experience cannabis differently to males—and neuroscience is beginning to explain why

Just a Few Drinks Can Change How Memories Are Formed

October 26, 2018

Alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and changes which versions of genes are made, forming the cravings th...

Evidence that Addictive Behaviors Have Strong Links with Ancient Retroviral Infection

September 25, 2018

New research shows that an ancient retrovirus—HK2—is more frequently found in drug addicts and thus is signi...

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