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Meth is addictive because it increases dopamine levels in the brain. While researchers know that meth triggers brain ...

Why someone becomes addicted to a substance has long baffled scientists and philosophers. Now leading researchers are getting the clearest picture yet of how addiction works in the brain and body.

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We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

Addiction decreases the brain’s ability to experience natural, healthy pleasure, driving increased cravings and compulsive substance use. But can this brain deficit be healed? New research from my lab ...

A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical ...