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.
Can stuff in rosemary extract fight cocaine addiction?
“Our study deepens our understanding of the basic brain mechanisms that increase vulnerability to substance use disorder-related outcomes…”
Telemedicine can get more people to stick with addiction treatment
“Our study shows that patients referred from telemedicine are more likely to follow up initially, and still be retained in care at 30 days.”
Most Americans don’t know primary care docs can prescribe addiction meds
“…our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid use disorder and people’s knowledge about how to access them.”
Out-of-pocket costs may keep people from filling naloxone prescriptions
Minimizing out-of-pocket costs for naloxone prescriptions could be a “crucial step toward slowing the US opioid epidemic.”
Opioid receptors play surprising role in gut development
A study challenges conventional understanding of opioid receptors, shedding light on their importance beyond pain management and addiction.
Opioid receptors play surprising role in gut development
A study challenges conventional understanding of opioid receptors, shedding light on their importance beyond pain management and addiction.
Drug shows promise for getting people to quit vaping
The first US trial of the drug varenicline for getting people off e-cigarettes shows promising results, researchers report.
System predicts who’s at risk of quitting opioid treatment
Machine learning can predict who will stop taking buprenorphine, a medication that treats pain and addiction associated with opioid use disorder.
Brain discovery sheds light on addiction
Researchers have discovered how drug addiction skews natural urges by hijacking a key brain pathway.