Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

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

Why someone becomes addicted to a substance has long baffled scientists and philosophers. Now leading researchers are getting the clearest picture yet of how addiction works in the brain and body.

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

If I don’t change, my life will not get better.” Those were my son Daniel’s words—an aha moment of clarity, the springboard ...

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 ...

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 ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Star City Recovery, a drug and alcohol residential treatment center in Los Angeles, has begun art therapy classes. In these classes, clients will be guided by experienced art therapists towards ...

Researchers find that communication between key brain regions shortly after injury may predict long-term functional recovery ...