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·July 26, 2022·5 min read

New Links Between REM Sleep Disturbances and Drug Relapse Identified

The activity of MCH neurons in the lateral hypothalamus during sleep recapitulates REM sleep effects on reducing drug-seeking behaviors.

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·July 25, 2022·4 min read

High-Strength Cannabis Linked to Addiction and Mental Health Problems

High-potency cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of addiction, cannabis use disorder, and mental health problems including an increased risk of schizophrenia, a new study reports.

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·July 11, 2022·5 min read

Study Provides First Evidence of Link Between Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain

Centralized sensation, or abnormal pain processing in the brain and spinal cord, may be an important underlying factor complicating the treatment of chronic pain in those with opioid use disorder.

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·July 11, 2022·3 min read

Drinking Alone Foreshadows Future Alcohol Problems

Adolescents and young adults who drink alone are at greater risk of developing alcohol use disorder later in life.

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·July 3, 2022·7 min read

Adolescents More Vulnerable to Cannabis Addiction but Not Other Mental Health Risks

Study reports adolescents are three times more likely to develop cannabis use disorder than adults, but may not be at more risk of developing other mental health disorders associated with cannabis use.

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·June 28, 2022·5 min read

New Brain Mechanism Involved in Impulsive Cocaine-Seeking in Rats Discovered

Blocking M2Rs muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula with an experimental drug increased cocaine-seeking behaviors in rat models of impulsive behaviors.

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·June 13, 2022·5 min read

A Brain Circuit for Addiction Remission Identified

Using lesion network mapping, researchers identified brain circuits associated with addiction remission. The findings provide a new target for the development of treatments for addiction.

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·May 9, 2022·4 min read

Key Epigenetic Markers in Vulnerability to Developing Food Addiction Identified

Common epigenetic markers associated with food addiction have been identified.

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·May 7, 2022·4 min read

A ‘Factory Reset’ for the Brain Could Cure Anxiety and Drinking Behavior

Gene editing could be a potential new treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who indulged in binge drinking as adolescence.

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·May 4, 2022·3 min read

New Insights on Gene Activity and Addiction

Study sheds new light on the role dopamine plays in addiction and gene activity in neurons.

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·April 26, 2022·4 min read

New Brain Stimulation Treatments Help Smokers Quit

Non-invasive brain stimulation may improve smoking abstinence rates for 3 to 6 months after quitting.

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·April 7, 2022·3 min read

Psilocybin Use Associated With Lower Risk of Opioid Addiction

Opioid use disorder is 30% less common in those who used psilocybin compared to those who have never been exposed to the psychedelic. Researchers say psilocybin may protect against opioid addiction by affecting the transmission of dopamine and serotonin.