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Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease
A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating Parkinson's disease patients, who in some instances develop various addictions when undergoing medical treatment. view more (2009-02-26)
New findings show additional similarity between opiate and nicotine addiction
"That was good!" "Do it again." This is what the brain says when people use tobacco, as well as 'hard drugs' such as heroin. view more (2008-02-13)
Media undermine efforts to tackle nicotine addiction
Inaccurate media reports surrounding the safety of new smoking cessation drugs are undermining the treatment of nicotine addiction, according to an editorial in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-06-05)
Antipsychotic drug may block addiction, UIC researchers find
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that a long-approved oral antipsychotic drug can stop the addictive properties of opioid painkillers in mice. view more (2006-02-09)
Drug commonly used for alcoholism curbs urges of pathological gamblers
A drug commonly used to treat alcohol addiction has a similar effect on pathological gamblers - it curbs the urge to gamble and participate in gambling-related behavior, according to a new research at the University of Minnesota. view more (2008-06-16)
Computer Model Shows Changes in Brain Mechanisms for Cocaine Addicts
About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the country. view more (2009-09-23)
Boosting social skills reduces teenage drug use and addiction
School-based programmes that develop individual young people's social skills are the best way to reduce drug use. view more (2005-04-14)
UCI neurobiologists find treatment to block memory-related drug cravings
A novel chemical compound that blocks memory-related drug cravings has the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts, UC Irvine neurobiologists have found. view more (2005-09-19)
UCI researchers find new way to fight cocaine addiction
UC Irvine pharmacological researchers have discovered that blocking a hormone related to hunger regulation can limit cocaine cravings. view more (2009-04-02)
Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, have discovered a new brain mechanism involved in alcohol addiction involving the stomach hormone ghrelin. view more (2009-07-01)
Repeated methamphetamine use causes long-term adaptations in brains of mice, researchers find
Repeatedly stimulating the mouse brain with methamphetamine depresses important areas of the brain, and those changes can only be undone by re-introducing the drug, according to research at the University of Washington and other institutions. view more (2008-04-10)
Study finds that tobacco companies changed design of cigarettes without alerting smokers
As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco industry, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that tobacco manufacturers have continually changed the ingredients and the design of their cigarettes over time, even if those changes have exceeded... view more... (2009-06-22)
Cocaine: How addiction develops
Permanent drug seeking and relapse after renewed drug administration are typical behavioral patterns of addiction. Molecular changes at the connection points in the brain's reward center are directly responsible for this. view more (2008-08-22)
Morphine Makes Lasting - and Surprising - Change in the Brain
Morphine, as little as a single dose, blocks the brain's ability to strengthen connections at inhibitory synapses, according to new Brown University research published in Nature. view more (2007-04-26)
Damage to specific part of the brain may make smokers 'forget' to smoke
Preliminary research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, has found that some smokers with damage to a part of the brain called the insula may have their addiction to nicotine practically eliminated. view more (2007-01-29)
Vaccines help kick drug habits
A pair of new vaccines designed to combat cocaine and methamphetamine dependencies not only relieve addiction but also minimize withdrawal symptoms. view more (2007-06-25)
Study links effects of withdrawal to compulsive drug use and craving
The study, led by Paul Kenny, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Scripps Research's campus in Jupiter, Florida, and Scott Chen, Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health Animal Center, appears in the Wednesday, May 31 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. view more (2006-06-02)
New study demonstrates nicotine's role in smoking behavior
Tobacco dependence is the leading cause of mortality in Canada. Although most smokers express a desire to stop smoking, only a small number are able to succeed. A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH, Canada) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA) reveals that nicotine use is highly addictive in primates. view more (2007-02-28)
Genes found for successful smoking cessation
Physicians may some day have a new tool for tailoring smoking cessation treatments to a patient's individual genetic makeup. view more (2007-04-02)
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry. view more (2009-05-29)
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