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Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati are using machine learning to create a clearer picture of how heroin affects the brain, potentially opening new doors for ...

Consider two adult siblings who grew up in the same household and same family atmosphere. One sibling can drink socially—he enjoys a beer now and then, but overall, he can take it or leave it—while ...

Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and surgeon general of the Continental Army, was one of the pioneers of drug addiction research in the new America. 1784 Pioneer ...

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To express the ambient feeling that "things are getting worse," there exists, of course, a meme. It plots iterations of a chart, and on its x-axis floats the disembodied, smiling face of President ...

Researchers have found a unique molecular signature and genes in the orbitofrontal cortex associated with heroin-seeking behavior. A preclinical rodent model implicated a gene called Shisa7 as the key ...

A mum kicked her £500-a-week decade-long heroin addiction after getting hooked on the drug when trying it to “show off” in front of her sister. Shannon Ashley, 30, tried heroin at aged 13 and ...

For many individuals in recovery from alcohol and substance addiction, and their families, one of the most pressing questions is: How long is drug rehab? The truth is, there is no definitive answer.