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Addiction
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First, Reduce Harm
Faced with a horrific drug problem, Vancouver is trying a radical experiment: Let junkies be junkies.
Manipulating Dopamine in a Bid to Help Smoking Addicts
In what could be hopeful news for the treatment of smoking addiction, Parkinson’s disease, and schizophrenia, researchers at…
Erasing Drug Memories Could Help Addicts Recover
Blocking the brain’s ability to recall drug experiences could prevent relapses in addicts, according to a new study…
Succor. Succor in the Court.
There's a problem with problem-solving courts: Taxpayers don't understand how well they work.
Virtual Reality as an Addiction Recovery Tool
The virtual reality world is usually thought of as escapist entertainment. But a University of Houston researcher has found computer-generated environments can serve as an effective tool to help recovering addicts.
Cocaine Blues
In a new study, adolescent rats given cocaine were more likely than adults to prefer the location where they got the drug.
Researchers Decry Animal-Rights ‘Terrorism’
Ninety researchers from prominent universities and federal institutes have signed their names to a sharply worded commentary decrying "terrorism targeting medical scientists."
Addiction on the Brain
A new look at brain-activity patterns of sober alcoholics could help scientists understand, and better treat, the underlying neurobiology of addiction.