Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood trauma can make people like morphine more
People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable 'high' from morphine, new research suggests.
Jun 22, 2021
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Addiction Biology
Neuroscience
Blood pressure drug could help problem drinkers
A drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heavy alcohol use, and also halt the damage such drinking can cause to the brain's ability to grow new cells, QUT research shows.
Dec 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
Training can reverse nicotine-induced brain damage
Motor-skill training has proved capable of reversing brain impairments in rats treated with nicotine. This effect has been demonstrated in a recent study and, in the long term, the method may also come to be tested as an ...
Aug 20, 2019
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Genetics
Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic makeup
Some people may be more genetically prone to cannabis addiction, finds a new UCL-led study.
Apr 23, 2019
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Addiction
Potential new treatment for drug addiction relapse revealed
Research published in Addiction Biology by scientists at the University of Bath reveals a new potential mechanism for combatting drug addiction relapse.
Jun 12, 2018
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Addiction
Binge-eating mice reveal obesity clues
Obesity is a growing issue in many countries, accelerated by easy access to calorie-dense foods that are pleasurable to eat (known as an 'obesogenic environment'). But while it's clear that eating too much leads to weight ...
Apr 9, 2018
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Addiction
Cocaine users' brains unable to extinguish drug associations
Cocaine-addicted individuals say they find the drug much less enjoyable after years of use, but they have great difficulty quitting. A new brain imaging study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Addiction
Research reveals the addictive potential of a drug legally available in the UK and other countries
New research into a widely available anti-inflammatory drug by psychopharmacologists at the University of Sussex has discovered the first neurological evidence of its rewarding properties, sparking warnings around it being ...
May 1, 2017
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Addiction
Heavy alcohol use in adolescence alters brain electrical activity
Long-term heavy use of alcohol in adolescence alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. These alterations ...
Jan 18, 2017
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Addiction
Team leads world-first new treatment for alcohol addictions
Alcohol addiction causes almost 3.8 per cent of deaths worldwide but a study led by QUT researchers offers new hope in the form of a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Apr 14, 2016
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