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

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

New University of Minnesota Medical School research has found key advancements in drug addiction treatment. Researchers focused specifically on brain cells called astrocytes and chemicals like ...

The events of October 7 and the war led to a quiet rise in compulsive behaviors, including sex addiction – a mental phenomenon that can be understood and treated, without shame and without guilt.

A new study published in European Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that semaglutide, a drug already used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, may also help reduce cocaine use, drug-seeking behavior, ...

A class of drugs commonly used to treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is pushing people into risky sexual behavior. Patients taking dopamine agonists say the ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte From laboratory models to small human trials, a new review explores whether popular metabolic drugs could ...

I'm sure we are all aware of the problem that our society faces because of drug addiction. In New England, and specifically in Maine, addiction to prescription medications is a major problem. If you ...

Drugs taken by millions in the US can cause "deviant" sexual behavior including pedophilia, according to new reports. But patients say they weren't warned by their doctors. A class of drugs commonly ...