Cravings affect addiction recovery and relapse. Treatment must help the person with substance use disorder relearn healthy ...

Why does stress trigger drinking? A new study identifies a direct brain circuit between stress centers and habit-forming regions.

People who have been stable for years are suddenly re-exposed to risk — not because their disease worsened, but because their ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

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

Researchers have applied object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and relapse. Object ...

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Demetrios Sanders is one of your Detroit community reporters. Connect with him at Demetrios.Sanders@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — For many people, the holidays ...

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. – J.R.R. Tolkien I question my clients: "What's been coming up for you?" or "How are you experiencing life these days?" For many ...

New research on the biological basis of addiction has found that the critical epigenetic enzyme histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) limits the expression of the gene Scn4b, regulating neuronal activity and ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Researchers at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine say a little-known compound could mark a major turning point in the fight against opioid addiction, showing promise in ...