Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

Preclinical studies in animals have already shown that GLP-1 drugs can reduce reward-seeking behavior. Early clinical work in humans has begun to hint at similar effects. A randomized trial of ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one ...

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people ...

A large epidemiological study of more than 600,000 veterans with diabetes suggests GLP-1 weight-loss medications may reduce ...

Pornography is just a scan, chat, and a click away in a world where sex sells. But can it also scar? According to Dr. Don Hilton, it can. "I don't see how we can come to any other conclusion than that ...

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 ...

1) https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/1036/alternative-models-of-addiction#articles – This is a link to a collection of 19 articles published in Frontiers ...

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 ...

In a recent National Public Radio show on WBUR Radio Boston, Dr. Lance Dodes discussed his new book which attempts to debunk the science related to the effectiveness of 12-step mutual-help programs, ...