Stressful life events are associated with reductions in a person’s chances of becoming or remaining abstinent from drugs for at least 3 years. Source: News feed
The parenting-focused Strong African American Families program can ameliorate poverty’s negative effects on limbic brain development. Source: News feed
High-frequency electrical stimulation of neurons deep in the brain can reduce rats’ relapse-like behavior and motivation to take heroin. The finding strengthens hope that deep brain […]
Electroencephalography (EEG) may provide an objective measure of cocaine-addicted participants’ vulnerability to cue-induced relapse. The assessment of cue-induced responsiveness may be useful in the clinical setting […]
A single nucleotide polymorphism in the messenger RNA of the µ-opioid receptor gene was associated with patients’ responses to methadone treatment for opioid dependence. Source: News […]
