Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It's a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, may affect as many as 1 in 20 ...

A Texas A&M study shows alcohol during pregnancy damages brain cells vital for learning and self-control, raising addiction risk.

You reach for your phone the moment you wake up, scroll through social media while drinking coffee, check notifications during every spare moment, and fall asleep with your device in hand. This ...

A new McGill University study found that people who use both tobacco and cannabis show striking differences in brain activity ...

Is Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) real? A new study suggests it may be — and that its effects can be seen in the human brain. The study asked those between the ages 14 and 21 questions about how ...

Within the brain, chemical neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine regulate mood, emotions and many physiological and behavioral processes. Their imbalance can contribute to anxiety, ...

A new study finds changes in brain regions associated with addiction in frequent video gaming teenagers. But the findings raise questions about whether such research is really relevant to the ...

People who use both cannabis and tobacco show unique brain chemistry linked to higher anxiety, depression, and difficulty quitting.

Gambling addiction, a chronic, relapsing disease, changes brain chemistry and processes just like alcohol or drugs. Those who struggle with gambling experience higher rates of bankruptcy, divorce and ...

A drug most often prescribed for diabetes and obesity might soon be prescribed to curb one of the world’s hardest to quit ...