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Models of Addiction: Chronic Brain Disease, Biased Choice, and the Contextual Model

The New York Times takes a long look at the chronic brain disease model of addiction and some alternatives.

Advances in Epigenetic Editing for Addiction Treatment

Crispr and other technologies are allowing researchers to turn on and off genetic and cellular switches impacting addictive behavior.

A Pathway Out of Addiction?

Could a wearable ultrasound device be a pathway out of addiction, or even a way to prevent it?

Addiction and the Difference Between Liking and Wanting

Research into the origins of addictive behavior finds it’s the brain, not the substance, that sets the hook.