A study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests that different substances have vastly different associations ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology sheds light on how heroin exposure alters brain function related to social interaction and drug craving. Researchers found that a specific group of ...

What could heroin, a toothbrush, and a prostitute have in common? I believe that a person can become habitually used to using any of them. Or, in the case of the toothbrush, not addicted to the ...

Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths. At the same time, their life history, drug use, and risk-taking shows the rest ...