Evidence has been growing to suggest that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, poses risks to the developing fetus by impacting brain development. Now a new ...

With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug ...

Cannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a new paper published in ...

When we think of oxytocin, the "love hormone," the image of a warm embrace or a deep, loving connection often comes to mind.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published the first-ever science-based guide to drug addiction treatment. In its Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide ...

CASPR (caspr.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the global burden of addiction through scalable science-based interventions. We are passionate about advancing evidence-based ...

Mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder, and depression contribute ...

Lawrence: Addiction is a public health problem, and the regulation of addictive products and services is a major public ...

Scientists are piecing together the brain processes that underlie the wide-eyed wanting-to-know we generally think of as ...

Forget Nirvana’s Nevermind – it was Jane’s Addiction’s game-changing second album Ritual De Lo Habitual that ushered in the alternative rock decade ...

Uncovering cycles of moral panic: Drug crises often trigger waves of moral panic, leading to punitive measures. Historians show how these cycles—like those seen with the crack epidemic and the War on ...