From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.

The School of Pharmacy announced in August the establishment of the education program Rising STARS — Scientific Training in Alcohol Research and other Substances — which intends to expose ...

A new master’s program in addiction science will be offered starting Fall 2023 in a joint venture between the Keck School of Medicine, the Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and the School of Pharmacy.

What is addiction? Despite my many years studying the mesolimbic system, one of the key players in many drug-dependent behaviors, I still struggle to define addiction. Indeed, it is not an easy ...

In Variety‘s Recovery Issue, prominent entertainment figures offer insights on navigating a sober life in Hollywood. For more, click here. Medical and public health professionals have gained a more ...

I wanted to write this blog on a paper entitled "The Seductive Allure of Behavioral Genetics." It sounded seductive, alluring, and genetics-y, a perfect combination for a Nature Scitable blog. I got ...

It's the closest thing to fortune telling science has to offer -- only in this case, it's not your palms or horoscope being read, it's your genes. Genetic testing for addiction identifies certain ...

Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they're in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they go home, according to new ...

We have a well-honed ability for branding the undesirable attributes of “others.” This natural human tendency has evolved and persists for a reason: The definition of an outcast group helps society to ...

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