addiction
Internet Addiction Disrupts Adolescent Brain Networks
Health
Summary: A new study reviewed neuroimaging research on internet addiction in adolescents, revealing disrupted brain signaling in critical neural networks. These disruptions ...
Hunter Biden trial puts spotlight on addiction
Politics
WILMINGTON, Del. — A sister who faced drug and credit card fraud charges. A childhood best friend who overdosed on heroin. A nephew ...
Prenatal Amphetamine Exposure Impacts Brain Development
Health
Summary: A new study used C. elegans to study the long-term effects of amphetamine exposure during embryogenesis, finding significant alterations in dopamine-related ...
NYU student went to rehab for cheese addiction
Health
Metro By Jon Levine and Matthew Sedacca Published May 18, 2024, 8:29 a.m. ET Adela Cojab developed a cheese addiction during her ...
Here’s Exactly How Cocaine Makes You Ignore Your Basic Needs
Science
Scientists may have figured out how addictive drugs like cocaine hijack the brain’s reward system to make us ignore basic needs like ...
How Drugs Hijack the Brain’s Reward System
Health
Summary: Researchers made significant advances in understanding how drugs like cocaine and morphine disrupt the brain’s natural reward mechanisms. Their study reveals ...
‘Cause for alarm, as flesh-eating ‘zombie’ drug sweeping US linked to 11 deaths in Britain
Health
The flesh-eating “zombie drug” xylazine, which is sweeping the United States, has been linked to 11 deaths in Britain, researchers have warned. ...
Teen vaping addict finally quits after lung collapses twice
Health
Health By Tracy Swartz Published March 24, 2024, 7:16 p.m. ET A self-proclaimed “vaping addict” is calling for the devices to be ...
Dreaming of a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot? Here’s a reality check
Business
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or ...
Opioid overdoses rising among teens. Why is inpatient care so rare?
Health
Alarming rate of drug overdose deaths among children in Cook County UCLA researchers have released new data indicating that death rates among ...
