Addiction
The real reason some people become addicted to drugs
Why do they do it? This is a question that friends and families often ask of those who are addicted.
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Neuroscience
One dose of alcohol is enough to modify the brain
A research team from the University of Cologne and the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg has found that even the single administration of alcohol permanently alters the morphology of neurons. In particular, the structure ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Neuroscience
A possible way to silence alcohol-related memory cues to prevent relapse in alcoholics
A team of researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has found a possible way to silence alcohol-related memory cues to prevent relapse in alcoholics. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
New research on antidepressant addiction and withdrawal
A study of more than 1800 New Zealanders has found a significant number of people on antidepressants believe the drugs are addictive and more than half report experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
Jun 6, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Highly processed foods linked to addictive eating
A new University of Michigan study confirms what has long been suspected: highly processed foods like chocolate, pizza and French fries are among the most addictive.
Feb 19, 2015
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Neuroscience
Cocaine relapse is reversed with BDNF microinjections in the brain
Cocaine relapse was significantly reduced in a preclinical model when brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) was applied to the nucleus accumbens deep in the brain immediately before cocaine-seeking behavior, report investigators ...
Aug 3, 2018
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Addiction
Researchers say U.S. policies on drugs and addiction could use a dose of neuroscience
Tens of thousands of Americans die from drug overdoses every year – around 50,000 in 2015 – and the number has been steadily climbing for at least the last decade and a half, according to the National Institute on Drug ...
Jun 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A gene involved in ADHD could be related to addictive substance use
Some variations in the gene LPHN3, associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults, could favour the likelihood to smoke, consume alcohol, cannabis and other addictive substances, according ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Neuroscience
Immune signals that contribute to addiction vulnerability identified in the brain
For individuals suffering from drug addiction, certain cues—whether it's specific people, places or things—can trigger powerful cravings for repeated use.
Mar 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Feeling addicted to food? Your parents' drinking habits may impact your risk
People with a parent with a history of alcohol problems are at greater risk for showing signs of addiction to highly processed foods, a new University of Michigan study found.
Jul 26, 2022
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