Addiction expert Dr. Drew warns that trendy "Dry January" and "dopamine detox" resets may signal deeper addiction issues.

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.

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

For years, researchers have known of this seemingly incredible phenomenon: patients with addictions spontaneously losing those addictions after a brain injury, such as a stroke. “These were patients ...

About 27 million American adults, roughly the population of Texas, struggled with alcohol use disorder last year, according ...

A new study published in the journal Addiction Neuroscience provides evidence that cannabidiol may help prevent the ...

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

Max Chang and Irene Lee of University College London review neuroimaging studies of the effects of internet addiction on adolescent brains. Published June 4 in PLOS Mental Health, the study indicates ...

Contrary to common thinking, cocaine triggers an addiction only in 20% of the consumers. But what happens in their brains when they lose control of their consumption? Thanks to a recent experimental ...

Addiction is often more than strictly behavioral or psychological. It can be genetic, social, and in the case of Opioid Use Disorder, the regular use of the drugs can change the very physiology of the ...