Researchers who study addiction suspect that the diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide may affect the brain in a way that could help treat substance use disorders. Sipa via AP Images Share this: ...

By deepening our understanding of how drugs act at the genetic, molecular, physiological, and brain-circuit levels, we can develop more targeted and effective treatments for addiction and other ...

The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use disorder, and alcohol and drugs combined ...

In 12-step meetings, it is often said that someone was an addict before he or she “put in.” According to this view, putting a drug, whether alcohol or any other addictive substance, into our ...

The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM), a globally recognised body of over 15,000 professional members and 55 ...

Popular diabetes and weight loss drugs may also help treat conditions including PCOS, addiction, Alzheimer’s, but the science has yet to catch up with lived experiences.

“It’s 60% of the heritability, which is one of the most impressive single-gene effects in drug addiction that has ever been described. TAAR1 function is associated with aversion to ...

The Comprehensive Addiction Risk Evaluation System, or CARES, uses your genetic information and details about your past – like childhood experiences, alcohol or substance use, and family history ...

Drugs of abuse change the structure and function of brain cells, leading to addiction. This is due to the ways in which drugs affect our genes and the proteins they produce.

Stacker-Science. What is addiction, and how can we stop it? By Stacker. New. Published June 3, 2025 2:19 AM ... “Drugs of abuse tap into normal brain functioning, ...

Science - Stacker. What is addiction, and how can we stop it? By Stacker. Published June 2, 2025 7:44 pm ... “Drugs of abuse tap into normal brain functioning, ...