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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 ...

Figure 1: Drug addiction as a disease of the brain. Chronic exposure to drugs of abuse is required for drug addiction, and its expression involves complex interactions between biological and ...

What can new research tell us about addiction and the brain? Most important: Can what we’re learning help more people recover? “Not long ago the idea of repairing the brain’s wiring to fight ...

As a behavioral neurogeneticist leading a team investigating the molecular mechanisms of addiction, I combine neuroscience with genetics to understand how alcohol and drugs influence the brain.

Research hints that medications like Zepbound and Wegovy could provide new ways to treat opioid and alcohol abuse.

Early data suggests GLP-1 drugs, renowned for their ability to assist in weight loss, may have a powerful effect on treating ...

Researchers identified key gene expression differences in addiction-relevant brain regions that provide new insights into ...

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down ...

Patients with severe opioid addiction are being given brain implants to help reduce their cravings, in the first trial of its kind in the US. Gerod Buckhalter, 33, who has struggled with substance ...