If you’ve ever struggled with addiction or wondered why breaking one habit often leads to another, these may be the deeper ...

Around the world and in the U.S., nicotine is the most widely used addictive substance; tobacco causes a reported 40 million deaths worldwide. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse ...

Chronic exposure to drugs of abuse is required for drug addiction ... in the mesocortical circuit (including the OFC and CG) cause compulsive drug administration and poor inhibitory control ...

Alcohol abuse is a big problem in Scotland ... involved in the multi-million pound 'drugs trade', illegal drugs are a major cause of crime. In a report published by the Scottish Government ...

According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 3.8 percent of American adults abuse opioids each year. Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows ...

He called for a collective effort involving schools, parents, law enforcement, and community organisations to tackle the root causes of drug abuse and safeguard the future of the younger generation.

including a disorder similar to drug abuse and referred to as dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS). "We have identified a mechanism at the basis of DDS. We found that, in an experimental model of ...