Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

In the health and wellness space, we often talk about balance, balancing stress, nutrition, sleep, movement, and mental ...

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 ...

A diabetes and obesity medication shows potential to reduce alcohol cravings and relapse in early animal studies.

A secondary analysis of the KARE trial found that ketamine’s psychoactive experiences did not predict alcohol abstinence in ...

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms. Meth is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is evidence that GLP-1s can ameliorate psychiatric and neurologic symptoms. More clinical trials on the ...

A medication currently used to treat diabetes and obesity may offer a new way to help people struggling with alcohol addiction. A recent study published in eBioMedicine found that the drug tirzepatide ...

A food diary offers more than simple voyeurism—it tells us about the author’s relationship to time, money, and pleasure. The ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder ...