The board of atTAcK addiction has elected a founding board member, Dawn Hess-Fischer, as its new President. The organization ...

Maternal immune activation reprograms the fetal brain, increasing alcohol-seeking behavior after adolescent exposure. Prenatal antioxidants act as a key preventive.

Scientists have recreated morphine-like pain relief in mice with a targeted therapy that avoids addiction-linked brain ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder ...

Addiction has causes that are neurobiological, psychological and structural. Treating these drivers is as important as managing the initial withdrawal. Medically managed withdrawal does not restore ...

Understanding why treatment fails can change how we think about relapse, recovery and the psychology of addiction.

A food diary offers more than simple voyeurism—it tells us about the author’s relationship to time, money, and pleasure. The ...

Even those of us who know all too well what addiction looks like find it hard to resist the lure of Facebook and other ...

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute ...

A medication currently used to treat diabetes and obesity may offer a new way to help people struggling with alcohol addiction. A recent study published in eBioMedicine found that the drug tirzepatide ...

Investigating sex-specific factors could lead to more targeted therapies and better understanding of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.