A person’s genetic risk for developing a cannabis addiction is associated with structural brain differences during ...

To learn more about the biology underlying cocaine addiction, researchers analyzed almost 900 rats to map the genetic basis of behaviors associated with cocaine use, like taking the drug, taking ...

Recently I found myself at a Writers’ Festival in Sydney Australia, extremely jet-lagged, flogging my book, doing radio interviews a couple of times a day... And the same question kept coming up: Is ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

A study explored how genes shape a person’s predisposition to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and opioid use disorders. The findings published in Nature Mental Health reveal how the brain’s wiring is a ...

By Artemis Molai Addiction is more likely to develop in certain brains than others. In studies reviewing families and heredity, approximately 50 to 60 percent of opioid use disorder risk is linked to ...

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have reported the results of a genome-wide association study in rats that identified key biological drivers of cocaine addiction. Using a ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a massive genetic study that identifies key biological drivers of cocaine addiction, uncovering a potential new target for ...