This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

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 ...

Seeking 2 more participants The AHN opioid addiction treatment study is seeking two more participants. To qualify for the study trial, participants must have opioids such as heroin and fentanyl as ...

Recent scientific research has helped explain a disease that has been historically accompanied by misconceptions and misunderstanding. Within the last 20 years, advanced brain scanning technology has ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series titled “New Challenges for Health Care.” The series of articles focuses on emerging issues that are facing decision makers at provider ...

A new study has found that specific regions of the brain are activated after a drug is taken intravenously but not when the same drug is taken orally, with increased activity correlating to an ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - How internet addiction may affect your teenager’s brain -- a lot of parents may want to hear about this news research. We know how often kids and teens are online. This is ...

In the past few years, Ozempic has become totemic with weight loss. About one in eight adults reportedly takes this popular diabetes and weight loss drug, chemically known as semaglutide, at some ...

Xanax, aka Alprazolam, can help treat short-term anxiety but is highly addictive and comes with many side effects from drowsiness to constipation.