Evidence-based analysis examines EMDR therapy, trauma, addiction, and the role of the nervous system in long-term ...

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and ...

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

Addiction doesn’t arise in isolation. For many individuals, it follows years of emotional adversity, trauma, nutrient depletion, and gut dysfunction. People experiencing addiction often eat poorly or ...

New research shows chronic alcohol use rewires gene activity in human brain regions that control reward and decision-making, ...

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the ...

Addiction decreases the brain’s ability to experience natural, healthy pleasure, driving increased cravings and compulsive substance use. But can this brain deficit be healed? New research from my lab ...

Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It's a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap ...

Lisa Livingston founded the Breakaway in 2017 after her own journey with addiction and recovery. The program teaches women ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

Whatever the reason for turning to drugs or alcohol was in the first place, the most important thing is that they found the ...

The wife of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will help lead a national initiative to further prioritize addiction ...