Scientists have found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids. Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what ...

A huge problem in our country is that most of the people whom we trust to provide addiction treatment are poorly qualified or unqualified. The biggest group of these are people without any ...

With the festive season behind us, many families begin the new year grappling with the impacts of addiction. South Africa is already a high-risk society for substance disorders with rates of alcohol ...

Researchers have applied object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and relapse. Object ...

Alana Varney with the Ozark Counseling Center shares how you can prioritize your mental health in the new year. More than 900 Alabamians died from drug overdoses in the year ending in August, ...

Object recognition software is used by law enforcement to help identify suspects, by self-driving cars to navigate roadways and by many consumers to unlock their cell phones or pay for their morning ...