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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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NOV 06, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that can cause major health, social, and economic problems. Op ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaOCT 29, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Even the most ephemeral marijuana use as a teenager can negatively impact the health and well-being of the next generati ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2019Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 19, 2019Cancer
E-cigarette use is on the rise and according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, even s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 17, 2019Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 15, 2019Cannabis Sciences
One, five, or ten milligrams? Is there a standard 'dose' for THC (the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis)? No, but a ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 15, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Some people believe the secret to curing a hangover is to drink more alcohol the morning after a night of binge drinking ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt t ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2019Health & Medicine
A 2018 biennial survey given to secondary school students in Arizona shows that one third of students in that age range ...SEP 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Adderall has a reputation for giving people a feeling of euphoria, increasing energy levels and enhancing abilities to f ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Addictive behavior is characterized by relapse- being triggered by environmental factors to re-engage in harmful behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A study called, "The Effectiveness of Self-Directed Medical Cannabis Treatment for Pain," published in the jou ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2019Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
From nicotine to heroin, addiction is thought to be a reactive behavior to certain substances with addictive qualities. ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Addiction to cigarettes, or nicotine, is one of the most widely researched addictions in modern science. And this is no ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over the years, an increasing body of research has emerged looking at the genetic risk factors for alcoholism. Although ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 12, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Some of the first research on psychedelics in clinical settings was to assess their efficacy in treating alcoholism. In ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Modern medicine commonly refers to addiction as a brain disease caused by drugs and other negative stimuli. However, evi ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 09, 2019Health & Medicine
According to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), there are over 400 active chemicals found ...AUG 07, 2019Neuroscience
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have developed a tiny, flexible, wireless device that can control ne ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 04, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Microdosing is the practice of ingesting very low doses of psychedelic substances, typically a twentieth of a recreation ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 31, 2019Health & Medicine
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ketamine nasal spray to treat depression. Ketamine has gotten a ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUL 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In a new study, researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found 1 in every 347 men and 1 in every 436 women are likely ...Written By: Annie Lennon
NOV 06, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that can cause major health, social, and economic problems. Op
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
OCT 29, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Even the most ephemeral marijuana use as a teenager can negatively impact the health and well-being of the next generati
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2019
Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
E-cigarette use is on the rise and according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, even s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 15, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
One, five, or ten milligrams? Is there a standard 'dose' for THC (the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis)? No, but a
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 15, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Some people believe the secret to curing a hangover is to drink more alcohol the morning after a night of binge drinking
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
A 2018 biennial survey given to secondary school students in Arizona shows that one third of students in that age range
...
SEP 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Adderall has a reputation for giving people a feeling of euphoria, increasing energy levels and enhancing abilities to f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Addictive behavior is characterized by relapse- being triggered by environmental factors to re-engage in harmful behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A study called, "The Effectiveness of Self-Directed Medical Cannabis Treatment for Pain," published in the jou
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2019
Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
From nicotine to heroin, addiction is thought to be a reactive behavior to certain substances with addictive qualities.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Addiction to cigarettes, or nicotine, is one of the most widely researched addictions in modern science. And this is no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over the years, an increasing body of research has emerged looking at the genetic risk factors for alcoholism. Although
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Some of the first research on psychedelics in clinical settings was to assess their efficacy in treating alcoholism. In
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Modern medicine commonly refers to addiction as a brain disease caused by drugs and other negative stimuli. However, evi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 09, 2019
Health & Medicine
According to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), there are over 400 active chemicals found
...
AUG 07, 2019
Neuroscience
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have developed a tiny, flexible, wireless device that can control ne
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 04, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Microdosing is the practice of ingesting very low doses of psychedelic substances, typically a twentieth of a recreation
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ketamine nasal spray to treat depression. Ketamine has gotten a
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In a new study, researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found 1 in every 347 men and 1 in every 436 women are likely
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon