Some of us swear we could give up anything except the pastries calling from a bakery window. The attraction runs deeper than taste. Once sugar enters your system, it triggers dopamine, opioids, and ...

Evan Ashkin, a family physician and director of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program, has long been concerned about people who are returning to the community from prison — ...

Tobacco use in Tennessee contributes to over 11,400 deaths from smoking-related illnesses annually. The Great American Smokeout is an annual event encouraging smokers to quit for a day. A new ...

I was recently approached in the airport by a man I recognized but I wasn’t quite sure how he fit into my life—I’ll call him David. To my surprise, David introduced himself as someone I prosecuted and ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH — As the weather cools and the days get shorter, mental health struggles can sometimes surface—or get worse. In St. Martin Parish, local officials are taking a proactive approach to ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

(L-R): South County Fire Community Health Worker Jordan Mohrenne, Captain Keith Sharp, SCEMSA Medical Program Director Dr. Ryan Keay, SCEMSA Executive Director Scott Dorsey. (Photo courtesy of South ...

As per a recent article by US Weekly, popular American swimmer Ryan Lochte recently opened up about going through a 'cycle of depression' after a year of struggling with addictions. The swimmer also ...

Ion channels have been created that are selectively activated by cocaine and that act to either stimulate or inhibit the electrical activity of neuronal cells in the brain. These cocaine-activated ion ...

Cocaine produces a powerful positive feedback loop in the brain, which is part of what makes it so addictive. Researchers at UC San Diego are developing engineered proteins that could help break this ...