Anne Giles wishes she’d understood the science behind addiction four years ago when she stood in her kitchen carefully measuring one cup of wine. Instead, she thought if she could drink only that one ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

Now, with the rise of prescription painkillers, the introduction of extremely potent synthetic opioids and the resurgence of heroin, the nation is locked in an ongoing overdose epidemic some have ...

Despite significant advances in addiction science, a persistent and critical challenge remains: the vast chasm between the ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

As the opioid crisis escalates, the science behind addiction remains poorly understood. To address this need, researchers at University of Utah Health devised a system that allowed zebrafish, a small ...

"We're focusing on the science behind addiction and what it can do to your brain and your behavior," said Bill Goodwyn, president and chief executive of Discovery Education, a subsidiary of Silver ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and ...