Researchers identify the anterior insula as the brain region responsible for biasing decisions toward alcohol over social rewards in addiction.

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, to discuss addiction as a brain disorder, treatments for ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

While most prior studies have focused on brain-centric models of reward, some work has shown that gut-vagal signals have an effect on food-driven dopamine activity and eating behaviors. Yet it was ...

Mindfulness, holistic care, and neuroscience are reshaping addiction treatment and offering hope for recovery. Mindfulness, holistic care, and neuroscience are reshaping addiction treatment and ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and ...

Over time, these cascading effects contribute to a growing burden on the person, their family, and the healthcare system. As ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emma Fenske, DO, Oregon Health & Science University (THE CONVERSATION) Addiction is ...