Cravings affect addiction recovery and relapse. Treatment must help the person with substance use disorder relearn healthy ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain’s response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to ...

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the brain learns that the drug is the fastest route to reward. Yet scientists still ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eating Protein Saves Lives, Inc. announces the release of EAT!: A Guide to Radiant Recovery Using Food and Amino Acids to Repair the Addicted Brain and ...

Nineteen young adults handed over their smartphones for three days. When researchers scanned their brains afterward, the resting-state neural activity in regions tied to craving and self-control had ...

Have you tried to quit an addictive substance, such as alcohol, nicotine or other drugs? Were you surprised at how long the challenge lasted? “Just get through the withdrawal,” your therapist or ...

People suffering from severe alcohol and opioid addiction are to be offered a revolutionary new technique involving planting electrodes in the brain to modulate brain activity and cravings and improve ...

Caron is evolving addiction treatment by combining neurorestorative care with emerging medical innovations that target the brain and support long-term recovery.

A researcher at UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has found a change in the brain that occurs after drug use and that may contribute to drug addiction. The finding, reported in the January ...

New research in more than 600,000 veterans suggests GLP-1 drugs may do more than help with weight and diabetes.

A recent study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence suggests that poor sleep in people with alcohol use disorder is closely linked to heightened negative emotions and specific changes ...