One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

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

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

A thin, shy 24-year-old arrived on time, excited for his weekly appointment at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. It’s a stark contrast to the day four years ago when he broke down in a doctor’s ...

The brain is constantly pulsing with electricity. Rapid electrical bursts, passed from neuron to neuron, drive our thoughts, behaviors, and perceptions of the world. Networks of neurons form circuits ...

Addiction expert Dr. Drew warns that trendy "Dry January" and "dopamine detox" resets may signal deeper addiction issues.

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. Doucefleur/iStock via Getty Images Plus People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call ...

Discover what neurotransmitters are involved in addiction.QED With Dr. B is a local public television program presented by WOSU Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric ...