Research indicates that significant discussions, debates, and studies in the 19th and 20th centuries explored the importance of agency and personal responsibility, with notable contributions from ...

Addiction has causes that are neurobiological, psychological and structural. Treating these drivers is as important as managing the initial withdrawal. Medically managed withdrawal does not restore ...

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 ...

Scientists tend to view substance addiction as primarily a disease of the brain. When we enjoy sex, food, music, or hobbies, regions of our brain within the reward pathway are flooded with ...

Today, neurostimulation is used to treat a variety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. A Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and his ...

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 ...

Understanding why treatment fails can change how we think about relapse, recovery and the psychology of addiction.

A video intended to be watched briefly before sleep extends until dawn. Though vowing to abstain from alcohol, one succumbs to the temptation of “just one drink.” Even after resolving to diet, one ...