Substance use and substance use disorder (formerly substance abuse) differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person ...

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition that affects the brain and behavior, making it difficult for a person to control their use of substances like alcohol, drugs, or medications ...

New research from UTHealth Houston reveals that substance use disorders accelerate biological aging in the brain through substance-specific molecular mechanisms. The study, published in Genomic ...

The accompanting Genomic Psychiatry Editorial Article titled "The forgotten clockwork of the brain: Untangling accelerated aging in substance use disorders," is also freely available through Open ...

Researchers argue that "we may need to reevaluate the causal assumptions that underlie brain disease models of addiction." ...

Ibogaine is illegal in the U.S., but growing evidence shows its promise treating the effects of traumatic brain injury and substance use disorder.

A common drug used for inflammatory skin conditions may hold the key to treating both alcohol addiction and pain sensitivity.

And second, what type of memory does psilocin create in the brain, and could it alter prior cocaine memories? Reward memories both help people survive and lead to substance use disorders. Delving into ...

The human brain comprises billions of neurons, synapses, and cell types, making it one of the universe's most intricate and ...