Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

Behavioral economics provides a framework to understand when and how people make mistakes. The new field of behavioral economics blends insights of psychology and economics, and provides some valuable ...

A molecular switch influences addiction behavior and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is. A research team made the discovery in mice treated with cocaine. The researchers ...

When Dragons Kill by Professor Dr. Bankole A. Johnson”, a Forbes News-ranked psychological fiction collection exploring the ...

If I don’t change, my life will not get better.” Those were my son Daniel’s words—an aha moment of clarity, the springboard ...

The series turned a voyeuristic lens to people with unusual habits, but it did raise awareness of various compulsive ...

Artificial intelligence systems can spiral into gambling-style addiction when given the freedom to make bigger bets — ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Lakeland has published a new in-depth educational resource on its website examining the medical and behavioral risks associated with mixing Eliquis, a commonly ...

Part of the changing landscape of behavioral health in Cuyahoga County in the new year is a new crisis center in Cleveland's ...

Ingesting drugs and alcohol may produce short-term rewards that then result in a lack of control over the behavior. Several behaviors similarly produce short-term rewards and result in a lack of ...