While we all understand the broad strokes of substance abuse, many of the finer details about how addiction forms and functions have escaped even the most talented researchers. However, new research published in the journal Translational Psychiatry could help us understand the mechanisms beneath substance dependence and find new targets for treatment. As the report…
ReadMore Americans are drinking at least once a week, according to a study published on August 9, 2017 in JAMA Psychiatry. This number could be as high as 30 million which is similar to the data reported for individuals with alcohol abuse or dependency. Women showed the largest increase in the latest study. Older Americans,…
ReadIn the past few decades, alcoholism treatment has come leaps and bounds in terms of effectiveness and availability, but most common alcoholism therapies come with significant unwanted side effects. Now, new research presented at the 250th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is suggesting a new class of drugs may be…
ReadEye color may seem like a trivial feature, but a new novel study by genetic researchers at the University of Vermont shows eye color may be an indicator of whether you are likely to be an alcoholic. The study, published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, suggests individuals with blue eyes face…
ReadWhile mental health practitioners are normally expected to assist those with conditions ranging from depression to schizophrenia, it is often forgotten that the most widespread mental health issue we see is addiction. Whether it is an addiction to drugs and alcohol or gambling, or any other activity that fuels a damaging compulsion, addiction plagues countless…
ReadRecovering alcoholics struggle with relapse on a daily basis, but a new smart phone app aims to help with staying clean. According to the creators of the app, recovering alcoholics who use the app had a much easier time avoiding alcohol up to a year after leaving rehab compared to those who did not use…
ReadIt isn’t news to most that binge drinking can be bad for your health, but we are just now learning exactly how the over consumption of alcohol wrecks your body. In particular, a new study shows that binge drinking, even relatively rarely, can have terrible consequences for your health. And, the toll is more than…
ReadAlcohol addiction tears apart many lives and families, but a future solution may be as simple as flipping a switch in the brain. As reported by BioscienceTechnology.com, researchers from the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco have identified and deactivated a brain pathway linked to memories that caused alcohol cravings in…
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