addiction
The life-long psychological effects your first love has on you
If love is an addiction, your first love is the first dose.
Are we really addicted to technology?
Fear that new technologies are addictive isn't a modern phenomenon.
Not just COVID: mortality rates are up from homicides, drug overdoses, accidents
Some of these trends may be due, in part, to the lockdown.
Recidivism: breaking the cycle from father to son
Our program lowers reincarceration rates by 44 percent.
Is healthy sugar possible — and would you eat it?
Israeli food-tech company DouxMatok (Hebrew for "double sweet") has created a sugary product that uses 40 percent less actual sugar yet still tastes sweet.
VR experiments manipulate how people feel about coffee
A new study looks at how images of coffee's origins affect the perception of its premiumness and quality.
New study suggests placebo might be as powerful as psychedelics
New study suggests the placebo effect can be as powerful as microdosing LSD.
The secret life of maladaptive daydreaming
Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
Chemists modify hallucinogen to treat depression and addiction
A new study explores the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, which has been used in Africa for centuries.
Psilocybin rapidly promotes neuroplasticity in the brains of rats
The compound found in "magic mushrooms" has significant and fast-acting impact on the brains of rats.
Should we pay ex-drug users to help them get clean?
What is more important, that a treatment helps keep people healthy or that it meshes with our morals?
FDA requires new addiction warning on benzodiazepines
There has been a dramatic increase in abuse and misuse.
The surprising future of vaccine technology
We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we've only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.
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Study reveals alarming link between binge-drinking and anxiety
New research conducted on mice suggests repeated heavy drinking causes synaptic dysfunctions that lead to anxiety.
Study links ‘sun-seeking behavior’ to genes involved in addiction
A large-scale study from King's College London explores the link between genetics and sun-seeking behaviors.
Can your smartphone detect how drunk you are?
A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.
Can you manipulate your brain to stop your food cravings?
New research conducted on the brains of mice suggest it may be possible to "switch off" particular food cravings.
Drugs: What America gets wrong about addiction and policy
Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a learning disorder, and viewing it otherwise stops communities and policy makers from the ultimate goal: harm reduction.
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Groundbreaking new research suggests removing drug-associated memories could prevent relapse
The 2020 study successfully removed memories associated with morphine from the brains of mice with very promising results.
Opioid deaths surge as pandemic spreads across U.S.
How exactly is COVID-19 affecting the opioid crisis?
Attending religious service once a week found to lower risk of suicide and other “deaths of despair”
In late April, the news hit us hard: Lorna Breen, an emergency room doctor in a Manhattan hospital flooded with coronavirus patients, committed suicide. According to her father, the emotional […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing an increase in relapses. Here are signs to look for.
Being aware of this issue is a big first step in helping vulnerable communities (such as those struggling with addiction) combat relapse during this pandemic.
A breakthrough in chronic pain relief
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen might have discovered a cure.
Kids today are lacking these psychological nutrients
The key to raising indistractable kids is to first determine why they're distracted.
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Early marijuana use ‘primes’ the brain to enjoy cocaine, study suggests
A new study on rats suggests that using marijuana as an adolescent "reprograms the initial behavioral, molecular, and epigenetic response to cocaine."
Tech hack: These 4 steps will make your phone less distracting
Simple tricks for hacking back your device.
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Bennett Foddy’s free browser games are the exercise your brain needs
This video game designer's creations have been said to work "neurological magic."
Urine survey reveals Europe’s favorite drugs
Coke, meth, ecstasy, amphetamines: each drug has a different 'capital'
Scorpion venom drug may reverse alcohol damage in babies
A new drug derived from scorpion venom reversed developmental damage in mice exposed to alcohol during pregnancy.