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Stress

How GLP-1 Drugs Mute the Stress Response

Studies show that GLP-1 drugs reduce binge eating by muting the response to chronic stress.

Anxiety: The Wellspring of All Addictions

We look for the source of anxiety in genetics, epigenetics, and lived experience, and its impact on substance use disorders and behavioral disorders.

Dopamine and Anxiety Disorders

Does a drug approved for restless leg syndrome illustrate the connection between dopamine and anxiety disorders?

Multiple Adverse Experiences Lead to Multiple Addictions

An Italian study reveals the connections between adverse experiences in childhood and adult addictions.

GLP-1 Drugs and Stress

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may suppress appetite by impacting stress.

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.