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Why someone becomes addicted to a substance has long baffled scientists and philosophers. Now leading researchers are getting the clearest picture yet of how addiction works in the brain and body.

University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating ...

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

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

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Arriving at a 1987 Gamblers Anonymous event in Dallas, Chris Anderson was at a low point. After years of losing money on high-risk stock option trades, his mental health had deteriorated and he had ...