Recovering from substance abuse is a challenging journey, but it can lead to important changes and a new sense of purpose. Addiction affects not only the person struggling with it, but also their ...

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Research on the biological basis of addiction has found that the critical epigenetic enzyme histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) limits the expression of the gene Scn4b, regulating neuronal activity and ...

For hundreds of years, craving has been recognized as a central causal feature of addiction and relapse in overeating, gambling, and other addictions. But what causes craving, how one ends cravings, ...

The co-occurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance use disorder (SUD) presents a complex challenge in psychiatric care. Individually ...

A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has discovered a surprising new mechanism in the brain that may explain why people recovering from drug addiction often relapse.

New research on the biological basis of addiction has found that the critical epigenetic enzyme histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) limits the expression of the gene Scn4b, regulating neuronal activity and ...