Online gambling has become easier, faster and more prevalent on social media feeds and streaming platforms – which appeals to younger adults in particular.
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Starting a GLP-1 drug was linked with a 14% overall reduced risk of new substance use disorders and a lower risk of harm for those with existing use disorders.
GLP-1 drugs are the first medication to show promise for treating addiction to a wide range of substances.
Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.
Substance use disorders are widespread in the US, but many people wrongly equate detoxing with being cured.
Chatter in social media communities sheds light on a hidden population of substance users.
Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.
Local governments have a lot of freedom on how to spend the funds, but there’s also confusion and a feeling of moral responsibility to spend wisely after so many lives have been lost.
Legal drugs mimic popular substances. But when one is banned, another quickly takes its place.
A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which foods, which people and why.
Researchers hope that transparency around where the money is going will help counties use the funds more effectively.
In Elizabeth Gilbert’s shocking new confessional memoir, she falls in love with her dying best friend, enables her addiction – and once again blows up her own life.
Kratom, an herbal product, is a remedy to some and a risk to others.
Running may offer an organizing lifestyle structure that supports a non-linear recovery process for people living with addiction.
Why almost no one is using the stop-smoking drug that could save thousands of lives.
A ‘cannabis use disorder’ can make it difficult to control how often or how much cannabis you use. Here are some of the symptoms.
Your brain processes the pleasure of everyday behaviors like eating and drinking similarly to the pleasure of using drugs. Disentangling them requires understanding how memories are formed.
Workplaces across the country are becoming safe and supportive places for people with substance use issues.
Doctors had believed that going over the maximum dose of one lifesaving drug could lead to more abuse. But after patients improved with one more pill, they convinced the FDA to change its guidelines.
Reading Joan Didion’s posthumously published new book feels like eavesdropping on private marital conversations. It’s revealing, raw and haunting.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Director, Turning Point and Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Professor in Criminology, Loughborough University
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Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer and Research Supervisor, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University
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Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University