5 best movies about addiction
Artisan Entertainment Table of Contents Content Warning: The following article contains discussions of drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction. Addiction has long been a distinctly devastating subject to capture in film.…
CDC Warns of Overdose Risk After DOJ Disrupts Adderall Distribution Online
File photo of tablets suspected to be fentanyl being examined at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York in 2019.Photo: Don Emmert (Getty Images) The CDC released a statement…
Here’s Exactly How Cocaine Makes You Ignore Your Basic Needs
Scientists may have figured out how addictive drugs like cocaine hijack the brain’s reward system to make us ignore basic needs like food or water. In mice, the researchers were…
Keep Scrolling: Social Media Detox May Not Improve Mental Health
Social media might be addictive, but it turns out quitting is complicated. A study out Wednesday from the UK’s Durham University asked 51 moderate to heavy social media users to…
Gene Therapy Rewired Monkey’s Brains to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder, Study Finds
Alcohol addiction could become a thing of the past with a new gene therapy that appears to significantly reduce alcohol cravings in monkeys, according to a new study published on…
Gaming to boost mental health: 5 tips from a clinical psychologist
Clinical psychologist and video game designer Dr. Kelli Dunlap shares how to reap the mental health benefits of gaming while avoiding the pitfalls.