The study found that people with a history of alcohol abuse showed weaker communication between the mOFC and dPAG when they ...

They are the stories that break your heart. Stories with no answers, and few hidden blessings. An early, avoidable death. People who must fend for themselves in isolation. Broken families.

There are many different types of sleep disorders, which can lead to additional symptoms and issues like increased depression ...

Podcast: Is there a single explanation that accounts for all addictive behaviors, or is the reality more complex? Under the Cortex explores.

Addiction and obesity share deep neurological roots. Can new treatments like GLP-1 drugs and MEAI help break the cycle?

For years, people taking GLP-1 type drugs (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy) have noticed that the medicines didn’t just help them to ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major global public health issue, affecting more than 28 million adults in the United States ...

Compared to the general population, individuals with incident hospital-based cannabis use disorder care have an increased risk of death.

There is a connection between alcohol and anxiety the day after you drink for many reasons, even if you’ve not been diagnosed ...

Using tariffs to get other countries to solve our drug crisis is at best ineffective and at worst disingenuous.

Lawmakers are hoping to expand and improve upon a 2015 law that offers grants to county jails treating inmates experiencing substance use disorders. Act 80 provides funding for the use of naltrexone, ...

There is initial evidence that low-dose semaglutide may reduce craving and drinking outcomes in individuals with alcohol-use disorder.