What nematodes laying eggs tells us about how cocaine affects the brain
New research uncovers a link between cocaine and acetylcholine that could eventually lead to new treatments for addiction
Drug overdose deaths in the US jumped nearly 30 percent in 2020
The story behind these numbers is complex, but opioids have played a major role
Your brain responds to why you're drinking, not just what you're drinking
Drinking for relief produces a different reaction in the brain than drinking for reward does
A new psychedelic drug gives psychiatric benefits without causing hallucinations
Research on ibogaine shows it is possible to engineer away side effects from beneficial psychoactives
Are some of us hard-wired for compulsive drinking?
Brain activation can predict compulsive alcohol consumption (in mice!)
Newly released data shows that 76 billion opiod pills were distributed in just six years
Drug companies have been prioritizing profits over human lives for years
Microglia may be the missing clue to solve the opioid epidemic
These tiny cells have the machinery to sense opioids, and targeting them may relieve opioid addiction
Can we reverse the effects of drugs on developing brains?
These researchers are trying to find out
We need to change the way we think about alcoholism
A neuroscientist argues that genetics alone isn't enough to beat the illness or the stigma