Users report that seconds stretch into eternity, sounds turn into color, and you very self begins dissolving. And now, after ...

The impact of addiction on the brain is both catastrophic and comprehensive. When the brain is damaged by an addicting chemical, its executive functions—including judgment, decision making, and ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows. And how craving affects a decision can depend on what's at stake. The ...

The session explored how long-term use of substances affects thinking, behaviour, and everyday decision-making and why ...

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

Today, neurostimulation is used to treat a variety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. A Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and his ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists, already used for Type 2 diabetes and obesity, show promise in reducing alcohol and drug-seeking ...

SINCE they first arrived five years ago around four million of us have taken the “miracle” GLP-1 fat jabs. By the end of 2026 ...

As weight-loss drugs become more popular, UVA researchers say GLP-1 drugs were first created to help treat diabetes. Now they ...