Serotonergic neurotransmission exerts profound influence over the motivational, emotional and cognitive processes disrupted in alcohol use disorders. Chronic alcohol exposure alters synaptic levels of ...

Illustration courtesy of Vivian Chang This 3-part series looks at the current evidence for the treatment of SUDs. Part 2 reviews the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and alcohol use disorder. Alcohol ...

Alcohol addiction is a complex but treatable condition, and there are more treatment options available now than ever before. According to the national survey on drug use and health, in 2023, about ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition marked by differences in social communication, sensory processing and patterns of behaviour. While substance use has ...

Source: Mark Gold, MD with permission Addiction medicine is in the midst of a conceptual tectonic shift. Recent work by Director Nora Volkow and her National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) colleagues ...