The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

Does using alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis engender addiction by changing the structure of brains, or does the structure of brains incline some people toward using those substances? In standard brain ...

While there are numerous reasons for the existing gap between addiction and treatment, one of the largest factors is stigma, according to recent proprietary research from Recovery Brands, an addiction ...

Addressing the root causes through dual diagnosis treatment does more than just achieve initial sobriety; it builds a resilient foundation for a sustainable future. By learning to manage their mental ...

A widely accepted assumption in the addiction field is that neuroanatomical changes observed in young people who use alcohol or other substances are largely the consequence of exposure to these ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self-administration that can be used to explore the genetic underpinnings ...

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to alcohol, and was derived from the Latin term for legally binding someone into a ...