Do GLP-1 Drugs Work By Reducing Displacement?
Clinical trials and anecdotal evidence point to GLP-1 drugs as displacement reducers.
NIDA Investigates Use of Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Substance Use Disorders
The director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse encourages research into psychedelic drugs for the treatment of substance use disorders.
New Study Finds ADHD Drugs Impact Reward, Not Attention
A large new study from Washington University shows how ADHD drugs impact the brain’s reward system.
Is Food Addiction a Substance Use Disorder?
Scientific American interviews appetite neuroscientist Dr. Alexandra DiFeliceantonio about food addiction and eating addiction.
Under the Enemy’s Roof
People enter the lifestyle or acquire the illness of addiction in search of both reward and relief, and probably for a lot of other reasons too.
What’s Causing Addiction: Reward or Relief?
The reward theory of addiction says people are pulled into it; the displacement theory says they’re pushed.