Women’s hormonal cycles may make them more prone to cocaine addiction than men, and also increase their susceptibility to typical triggers that lead to relapse, according to the results of a study by ...

The cerebellum ("little brain") is tucked underneath the basal ganglia; it sits in the back of the skull below the cerebrum. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Neuroscientists have unearthed ...

While the dangers of mind-altering drugs come from their health consequences, the most striking aspect of drug abuse is its ability to control behavior: The drug acts on motivational brain mechanisms, ...

Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms occur with ADs and many non-addicting medications.

A fellow CEO told me recently he had some young team members who stopped performing at work. They didn’t meet their numbers, quit on their goals, and even left a bit early each day. It felt like they ...

Ketamine, also known as Special K or Super K, is a short-acting anesthetic drug with hallucinogenic effects. It can change how you perceive sights and sounds, make you feel like you’re not in control, ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Ask any parent- being a new mom is stressful. Now imagine being a pregnant or new mom, while trying to ...