The PET Addiction Center of Excellence will use PET scans to peer inside the brain, allowing for the study of opioid receptors’ function in different individuals. PET brain imaging of an opioid ...

Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests. Having an option to receive social support ...

California lawmakers could soon clear a governmental logjam that has held up dozens of studies related to addiction treatment, psychedelics or other federally restricted drugs. The holdup revolves ...

Substance Use Disorder is associated with the increased risk and severity of numerous infections in addition to immune dysregulation that can contribute to cardiovascular, kidney, liver, and ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Despite significant advances in addiction science, a persistent and critical challenge remains: the vast chasm between the ...