Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...
Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...
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Is Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) real? A new study suggests it may be — and that its effects can be seen in the human brain. The study asked those between the ages 14 and 21 questions about how ...