Intolerance As Treatment, Revulsion As Resolve
Probably around 8% of the global population, around 560 million humans, are allergic to or intolerant of alcohol, making this “one of the most common hereditary disorders in the world.”
Sex and Gender Differences in Addiction and Addiction Treatment
A new study finally finds a source for some of the sex and gender differences in addiction and addiction treatment.
Anorexia, Gambling, and the Anticipation Wrinkle
We need dopamine to inform us that we have received something we wanted, and maybe even something that we never knew we wanted.
More Anticipation Wrinkle
Apparently, dopamine is not only the reward, but the incentive that goads an individual to pursue that reward.
A Pathway Out of Addiction?
Could a wearable ultrasound device be a pathway out of addiction, or even a way to prevent it?
Addiction — Instantaneous and Irreversible?
One dose of morphine or cocaine can almost immediately (within three hours, anyway) initiate physical changes in the brain.