Be it sugar, social media or sex, the response in our brain is the same: It produces the "feel-good" neurochemical called dopamine, which brings on feelings of pleasure and motivation. "It may be even ...
Camp Mariposa may seem like a storybook summer camp, but campers say their stories are far from it. The national, year-long program teaches children the tools they need to deal with addiction in their ...
When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...
RICHMOND, Va. -- For the past five decades, the organization known as Caritas has been helping thousands of people yearly dealing with homelessness and addiction by using the twelve steps of ...
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New treatment with designer proteins could disrupt cycle of addiction without stifling natural pleasure
A new biochemical approach to combat addiction, developed by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has shown promising results in ...
Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds attended the Fentanyl Forum at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center bringing awareness, education, and resources to the community about the deadly ...
Why do people continue drinking alcohol even when it harms their health, relationships, and daily life? Researchers at Scripps Research have uncovered an important clue: a small, specialized brain ...
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