What compels someone to keep engaging in alcohol use, even if it damages their health, relationships and well-being? A new ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Addiction is more than just a habit—it’s a powerful force that rewires the brain, making it increasingly difficult to break free. Behavioral scientist Dr. Gino Collura joined Gayle ...

Explore the connections between the world of neuroscience and nuances of substance use disorders with our inaugural episode of In Such a Place. We’ll speak with Dr. Anna Radke, a leading expert in the ...

Jinwoo Park, PhD, associate professor of biotechnical and clinical laboratory sciences, recently received a $3.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study how ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

“I don’t understand why he just can’t stop abusing alcohol.” Turns out that addiction is a whole lot more complicated than just saying “no.” Although the stigma of addiction as a moral failing ...