BLOOM (TAMPA) – Addiction is more than just a habit—it’s a powerful force that rewires the brain, making it increasingly difficult to break free. Behavioral scientist Dr. Gino Collura joined Gayle ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

Explore the connections between the world of neuroscience and nuances of substance use disorders with our inaugural episode of In Such a Place. We’ll speak with Dr. Anna Radke, a leading expert in the ...

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 ...

Discover the impact of dopamine on the brain's reward circuit, from pleasure to addiction, and how to find balance.

Alcohol contributes to more than 200 health conditions, fueling a staggering 175,000 deaths each year across the U.S. Globally, the toll reaches nearly 3 million lives. Despite these alarming numbers, ...

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 ...

There's mounting evidence that popular drugs prescribed for diabetes management and weight loss—better known by trade names ...

At first glance, Ozempic and Wegovy seem like miracle drugs of the 21st century — a pair of injections that shrink waistlines ...

A recent study revealed that gamers who develop a video game addiction in adolescence are the most likely to incur ...

Psychiatrists warn that doomscrolling rewires brain pathways, fuels anxiety, impairs decision-making, and raises stress, ...