GLP-1 drugs show promise for more than weight loss. They also cut substance abuse and are changing how we think about the ...

Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

The problematic use of social media has emerged as a significant challenge confronting contemporary college student populations, raising concerns about its harm to psychological well-being. Although ...

Excessive social media use has been likened to an addiction, with the U.S. Surgeon General claiming that excessive use has neurological associations similar to substance abuse 1; but see 2,3. Although ...

Opioid medications treat pain associated with surgery, cancer, chronic illness, and traumatic injury. The short-term effects of taking opioids are well-studied, but the long-term effects are less ...

Substance and behavioural addictions continue to have huge effects on the lives of many South Africans and their families.

Xanax, generic name Alprazolam, can be used to treat short-term anxiety, but due to its highly addictive nature is not recommended for long-term use. Its effects kick in relatively quickly, about one ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Many of us know the actor and comedian Chris Farley, who tragically lost his live to a drug overdose. On Sunday his brother Tom Farley spoke at the Coulee Recovery Center ...