AddictionFeb 1, 2024
Methadone treatment gets first major update in over 20 years
The federal government is unveiling new regulations meant to modernize methadone treatment, the first major update to patient ...
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AddictionJan 29, 2024
Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases
Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study.
AddictionJan 26, 2024
Can You Become Addicted to Exercise?
Exercise addiction isn’t a formal diagnosis, but some people may use the phrase to refer to a compulsive urge to work out ...
AddictionJan 23, 2024
Supportive, stable caregiving in childhood protects heart health in adulthood
Previous research has established that childhood experience with abuse, neglect, and substance use in the home can worsen a person's heart health throughout their life. New research, however, now shows that receiving…
AddictionJan 15, 2024
Addiction treatment pioneered by WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute featured on ’60 Minutes’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The work of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Director Dr. Ali Rezai to help people suffering ...
AddictionJan 10, 2024
Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders, study shows
Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This finding is according to…
AddictionDec 19, 2023
Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, research to-date highlights
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to new research.
AddictionDec 18, 2023
Addiction vs. dependence: What is the difference?
The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body ...
AddictionDec 13, 2023
48 Million Americans Live With Addiction. Here’s How to Get Them Help That Works.
Ms. Interlandi is a member of the editorial board. Mr. Winter is a staff photographer on assignment in Opinion. Raina Mcmahan, a ...
AddictionDec 11, 2023
Health impacts of abuse more extensive than previously thought, research says
Partners and children who are subject to domestic abuse are more likely to experience certain physical and mental health effects than previously thought, according to a new meta-analysis.
AddictionDec 5, 2023
Unlocking the secrets of the brain's dopaminergic system
A new organoid model of the dopaminergic system sheds lights on its intricate functionality and potential implications for Parkinson's disease. The model replicates the dopaminergic system's structure, connectivity, and…
AddictionNov 14, 2023
Reducing 'vivid imagery' that fuels addiction cravings
New research shows promise in treating addiction cravings by combining eye movements and guided instructions to process memories. Researchers transformed dysfunctional memories stored in the brain through processing and…
AddictionNov 13, 2023
Germany: 4.6 million adults addicted to gambling or at risk
After a new report revealed the extent of gambling addiction in Germany, a government minister has called for measures including ...
AddictionNov 7, 2023
Effect of online game policy on smartphone game play time, addiction, and emotion in rural adolescents of China.
Smartphone game addiction has emerged as a major public health problem in China and worldwide. In November 2019 and August 2021 ...
AddictionOct 25, 2023
Childhood trauma linked to headaches in adulthood
People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis. This research does…
AddictionOct 25, 2023
Perception--but not expectation--of reward is altered in people with cocaine addiction
Researchers report that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have similar expectations of rewards compared to controls…
AddictionOct 9, 2023
Scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes, stimulate research
Scientists have published an analysis with a timely and controversial recommendation: It's time for an international shift in the way we think about ultra-processed food and its addictive properties.
AddictionOct 8, 2023
Social, clinical, and policy implications of ultra-processed food addiction
3 Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Department of Human, Nutrition Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute ...
AddictionOct 8, 2023
15 Best Movies About Addiction and Alcoholism
Jeremy has more than 2700 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022.
AddictionOct 4, 2023
Our understanding of addiction is limited and damaging
Some consider addiction to be a sign of weakness, a judgment of character, or a deliberate unwillingness on a person’s part to ...
AddictionOct 2, 2023
Calls for verbal abuse of children by adults to be formally recognized as form of child maltreatment
A new systematic review has highlighted the importance of identifying childhood verbal abuse by adults as a standalone subtype of child maltreatment, to ensure targeted prevention and address the lasting harm it can…
AddictionOct 2, 2023
New internet addiction spectrum: Where are you on the scale?
Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online, primarily using their smartphones, according to new research. Older people (those 24 years and older) spend 4.6 hours online.
AddictionOct 2, 2023
Discrimination alters brain-gut 'crosstalk,' prompting poor food choices and increased health risks
People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part because of a stress response that changes biological processes and how we process food…
AddictionAug 29, 2023
Your genes influence whether depression leads to other diseases
A new study shows that people suffering from hospital-treated depression may have a high risk of developing conditions such as substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety -- depending on their genetic…
AddictionAug 7, 2023
The Burden of Proof Is on the Language Police
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Denouncing other people’s terminology as harmful, and demanding that others adopt ...
AddictionJul 24, 2023
Researchers use the antidepressant tianeptine to manage chronic pain
Neuropathic pain is a debilitating condition estimated to affect as much as 10% of the global population. It results from a damaged or malfunctioning nervous system, stemming from diseases like diabetes, alcoholism…
AddictionJul 5, 2023
Risk Behavior and its Connection to Addiction
Addiction is a syndrome with common causes and multiple expressions, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress.
AddictionJul 5, 2023
Memories of childhood abuse and neglect has greater impact on mental health than the experience itself
New research has found that the way childhood abuse and/or neglect is remembered and processed has a greater impact on later mental health than the experience itself. The authors suggest that, even in the absence of…
AddictionJun 28, 2023
Australia's parliamentary committee calls for imposing ban on online gambling ads to curb growing addiction
Australia is the world’s biggest gambling nation in terms of losses per person SYDNEY: Australia should phase out advertising ...
AddictionJun 15, 2023
Psychedelic drugs reopen 'critical periods' for social learning
Neuroscientists have long searched for ways to reopen 'critical periods' in the brain, when mammals are more sensitive to signals from their surroundings that can influence periods of brain development. Now, researchers…