Can a pea-sized part of the brain help treat addiction?
An expert explains how the discovery of a little-known brain region may pave way for new addiction treatments.
An expert explains how the discovery of a little-known brain region may pave way for new addiction treatments.
“Our study deepens our understanding of the basic brain mechanisms that increase vulnerability to substance use disorder-related outcomes…”
“Our study shows that patients referred from telemedicine are more likely to follow up initially, and still be retained in care at 30 days.”
“…our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid use disorder and people’s knowledge about how to access them.”
Minimizing out-of-pocket costs for naloxone prescriptions could be a “crucial step toward slowing the US opioid epidemic.”
A study challenges conventional understanding of opioid receptors, shedding light on their importance beyond pain management and addiction.
A study challenges conventional understanding of opioid receptors, shedding light on their importance beyond pain management and addiction.
The first US trial of the drug varenicline for getting people off e-cigarettes shows promising results, researchers report.
Machine learning can predict who will stop taking buprenorphine, a medication that treats pain and addiction associated with opioid use disorder.
Researchers have discovered how drug addiction skews natural urges by hijacking a key brain pathway.