Modern economies no longer rely on one-time purchases — they rely on keeping people hooked. From social media and gambling to ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

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 ...

Changing levels of the brain protein KCC2 can alter how reward associations form, reshaping the learning process that links ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific “anti-reward” brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal—driving ...

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held neuron-centered view of addiction.

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal-driving ...

Researchers in Okinawa set out to discover the neural basis of how we switch our behavior when situations change.

Too much screen time — particularly related to social media use in kids, teens and young adults — is a major concern in ...

Our patients with gambling use disorder, or gambling addiction, are an undeniable part of New York's gambling landscape. They ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...