The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use disorder, and alcohol and drugs combined resulting ...

A: Recovering from addiction to drugs and alcohol can be extremely challenging, particularly because most addictions include physical, psychological and social aspects. However, with the right ...

Scientists have identified a tiny brain circuit in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) that keeps alcohol users ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

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The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), a region that regulates stress and emotion.

A Pacific Northwest program that helps people overcome drug and alcohol addiction is this month's One Class at a Time recipient of $1,000 from Mid Oregon Credit Union. Bola Gbadebo visited the Central ...

general practitioner and addiction specialist at Cassiobury Court, a London-based rehab center. Chest pain after drinking alcohol may feel alarming, but the reason behind it isn’t likely a serious ...

Vidya Nair is the clinical director of Casa Flores, a Hanley Foundation program that helps moms rich and poor beat addiction for their babies' sakes.

Anaheim, California – Better Days Treatment Center, a leading detox and rehab facility in California, is pleased to announce its Alcohol & Drug Rehab addiction treatment programs in its beautiful ...