Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and ...

One in five women and one in 13 men are thought to be affected by childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Childhood sexual abuse is a violation of fundamental human rights and its impacts have far-reaching ...

Excessive social media use has been likened to an addiction, with the U.S. Surgeon General claiming that excessive use has neurological associations similar to substance abuse 1; but see 2,3. Although ...

Pueblo's Betty Nufer writes about sexual abuse and the effect it has on victims.

Xanax, generic name Alprazolam, can be used to treat short-term anxiety, but due to its highly addictive nature is not recommended for long-term use. Its effects kick in relatively quickly, about one ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Many of us know the actor and comedian Chris Farley, who tragically lost his live to a drug overdose. On Sunday his brother Tom Farley spoke at the Coulee Recovery Center ...