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Addiction: Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain-they change its structure and how it works. These brain changes can be long-lasting, and can lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who abuse drugs. Addiction is a lot like other diseases, such as heart disease. Both disrupt the normal, healthy functioning of the underlying organ, have serious harmful consequences, and are preventable and treatable, but if left untreated, can last a lifetime.
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SEP 23, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is a public health problem that can increase an individual's risk of many other disorders...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Around two-thirds of adolescents with cannabis use disorder (CUD) fail to complete rehabilitation in the US.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 22, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Adults aged 65 and older are the fastest-growing demographic for cannabis use in the US.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Around one in four children in the US- or 19 million children- live in a household where at least one parent has a subst
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 23, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Medical use of cannabis is not linked to a reduced risk of addiction when compared to nonmedical use, reports a new stud
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
New evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) could increase the risk of opioid addiction l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 20, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
An antioxidant found in rosemary extract regulates the brain's reward response and reduces the volitional intake of coca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 04, 2024
Neuroscience
A recent study employed a game of risk to investigate the unusual symptom caused by dopaminergic medication among PD pat
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 28, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the University of British Columbia found that cannabis can potentially offer an effective harm reduction
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 11, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
How does cannabis influence workouts? Does it serve as a performance enhancer or in other ways? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 31, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Promising outcomes in cytisine's smoking cessation means FDA approval is likely.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A condition called problematic alcohol use (PAU), refers to a combination of excessive drinking and the problems that ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 21, 2023
Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Rutgers University researchers discovered that cannabidiol (CBD) reduces acute dental pain. The findings published in th
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 06, 2023
Technology
Is phone and digital media addiction real? If so, what steps can be taken to mitigate it? This is something that a recen
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 05, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in Addiction examines the potential risk levels between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and develop
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 31, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Chemists generate a new small molecule drug treasure trove that might contain a pharmacological treatment for cocaine ad
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 24, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The topic of cannabis and cannabis science seems to come up in the news almost daily, from its recreational and medicina
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 22, 2023
Neuroscience
Revelations from across neuroscience underscore that obesity may be more than just skin deep, tracing its roots to neuro
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 27, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent paper published in the journal Addiction discusses a meta-analysis (a study of previous research) that attempts
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 18, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study from Linköping University in Sweden found that high levels of the body’s cannabinoid substances poten
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent trial conducted at the University of Sydney has raised doubts about the effectiveness of opioids...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno