A new study shows that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is more effective than moderate exercise at protecting adolescent lab animals from cocaine use.

Psychiatrists warn that doomscrolling rewires brain pathways, fuels anxiety, impairs decision-making, and raises stress, ...

Food designed to activate reward pathways in the brain may already be overtaking more well-known addictive substances, with ...

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind ...

People with substance use disorder who participate in recovery running programs have shown improved success in maintaining their sobriety and reducing their risk for relapse. These observations led ...

Adolescent substance use is a significant predictor of future addiction and related disorders. Understanding neural mechanisms underlying substance use initiation and frequency during adolescence is ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared ...

Many people think it’s impossible to become addicted to “weed.” Unfortunately, cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a rapidly growing addiction in the United States. In addition, evidence suggests a ...

Technology seems a non-negotiable part of everyday life. For Quentin, it became an addiction. After years of trying different ...