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Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older, while use decreased in adolescents aged 12-17 years according to a new study. Estimates of over 5.5 million people in the…
Opioid addiction and Philadelphia: Where are we headed? The overdose crisis is killing Philadelphians at a pace that’s more ...
The aim of this Research Topic, Human Connection as a Treatment for Addiction, is to bring together scholars from various fields ...
“Until now, we’ve been limited in the number of Medicaid members that we’ve been able to serve, despite an increased demand for treatment,” said Lenette Kosovich, CEO at Rimrock Foundation, the ...
A NY State survey on said 14.6% of adults who gambled in 2020 met criteria for problem gambling. The National Council on ...
A new study sheds light on the little-known phenomenon of binaural beats, where sounds purportedly evoke psychoactive effects.
Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to researchers.
There is a link between all mental health conditions and addiction, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). People with ...
As Oregon embarks on a voter-approved initiative to permit psychoactive mushrooms in clinical use, a new systematic evidence review reveals a lack of scientific research describing the interactions between widely used…
It was about 1970 that Brent Rebel realized he could sneak whiskey from his dad as long as he refilled the bottle with a little ...
Narcissism is a personality disorder that shares many common traits with addiction. There are two types of narcissism, both of ...
Cam Adair now gives talks around the world about the dangers of internet addiction Cam Adair finally realised that his addiction ...
Patients with excited delirium often are administered ketamine by EMS before arriving at the hospital. Many of them are intoxicated or are using illicit substances, which may alter the properties of ketamine. A study…
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Diclofenac and other NSAIDs may limit the passage of narcolepsy medication and illicit party drug GHB to the brain, decreasing the potential for fatal overdose, researchers find.
More than 21 million Americans suffer from alcohol or drug abuse. Every year some of those people lose their lives. According to ...
Adults with ADHD are at higher risk of a wide range of physical conditions, including nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases, according to a large register-based study in Sweden.
Humans are social beings, we thrive when we have meaningful social interactions and connections with other people. The impact of ...
Whether the substance involved is crack cocaine or alcohol or a behavior such as gambling, the common denominator of all ...
A new pilot study has shown when a female athlete has a concussion injury during the phase of her menstrual cycle when progesterone is highest, she feels less stress. Feeling stressed is one symptom of a concussion…
A team of neuroscientists is uncovering how psychedelics affect brain activity. New work shows a strong connection in rodent models between brain activity and behaviors resulting from psychedelic treatment, a step…
It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it ...
The Netherlands, United States, Australia and New Zealand are consuming the highest amounts of designer 'party' drugs, according to wastewater samples taken from eight countries over the New Year period.
Recreational drinking, smoking, and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger women.
Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those ...
There are many theories about the causes of addiction, the use and abuse of legal and illegal psychoactive substances. Biology ...
While the broader public may have gotten its first glimpse this week of the troubling and addictive nature of trading apps like ...
Researchers have described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein into a new research tool that may help monitor serotonin transmission with greater fidelity than current…
Neuroscientists have made major advances in their quest to study the brain; however, there are no tools to precisely measure the brain's principal output -- behavior -- in freely moving animals. Researchers present…
A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers.
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