Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

Make no mistake, addiction is a neurological brain disorder. When the subject of addiction comes up, people often lean on ...

The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of ...

Within the brain, chemical neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine regulate mood, emotions and many physiological and behavioral processes. Their imbalance can contribute to anxiety, ...

Scientists have identified a tiny brain circuit in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) that keeps alcohol users ...

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 ...

For weeks, Steele, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and members of his lab have traveled to an addiction treatment center in Middletown, Connecticut, where they are ...

Matt Field receives research funding from the Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Alcohol Change UK, and the Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling. He is a trustee of ...

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

UCLA's researchers go low-tech to plead their case to the public with poster boards and props. The Trump administration has ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.