LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A new program aims to break the cycle of incarceration and addiction in Clark County, and organizers say the preliminary results look promising. I spoke to one former inmate who ...
A program in Arkansas is looking to help those stuck in a vicious cycle of addiction, like how one Searcy father once was.
An important first step in addressing addiction is to recognize and accept how alcohol and substance use is impacting your life. But if you’re in denial about whether your alcohol and substance use is ...
Be it sugar, social media or sex, the response in our brain is the same: It produces the "feel-good" neurochemical called dopamine, which brings on feelings of pleasure and motivation. "It may be even ...
A new biochemical approach to combat addiction, developed by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has shown promising results in ...
A rehabilitation centre in Co Wicklow has celebrated the success of a third-level education programme that has enabled people overcoming addiction and homelessness to earn more than 300 college ...
Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...