The genetically informed neurobiology of addiction (GINA) model

R Bogdan, AS Hatoum, EC Johnson… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Addictions are heritable and unfold dynamically across the lifespan. One prominent
neurobiological theory proposes that substance-induced changes in neural circuitry promote …

Recreational cannabis legalization alters associations among cannabis use, perception of risk, and cannabis use disorder treatment for adolescents and young adults

J Mennis, TP McKeon, GJ Stahler - Addictive behaviors, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Understanding how recreational cannabis legalization may impact cannabis use
disorder (CUD) among adolescents and young adults is key to developing an appropriate …

New approaches to deep phenotyping in addictions.

AL Watts, RD Latzman, CL Boness… - Psychology of …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The causes of substance use disorders (SUDs) are largely unknown and the
effectiveness of their treatments is limited. One crucial impediment to research and treatment …

Ultra-processed food addiction: an epidemic?

EM LaFata, AN Gearhardt - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2022 - karger.com
The prevalence of obesity doubled since the 1980s, resulting in exponentially higher
incidence rates of diet-related diseases [1, 2]. These drastic changes cannot be attributed to …

Signaling-specific inhibition of the CB1 receptor for cannabis use disorder: phase 1 and phase 2a randomized trials

M Haney, M Vallée, S Fabre, S Collins Reed… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is widespread, and there is no pharmacotherapy to facilitate
its treatment. AEF0117, the first of a new pharmacological class, is a signaling-specific …

Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention

ND Volkow, C Blanco - World Psychiatry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and exact a large toll on individuals'
health, well‐being, and social functioning. Long‐lasting changes in brain networks involved …

Multi-ancestry meta-analysis of tobacco use disorder identifies 461 potential risk genes and reveals associations with multiple health outcomes

S Toikumo, MV Jennings, BK Pham, H Lee… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Tobacco use disorder (TUD) is the most prevalent substance use disorder in the world.
Genetic factors influence smoking behaviours and although strides have been made using …

[HTML][HTML] Association between vmPFC gray matter volume and smoking initiation in adolescents

S Xiang, T Jia, C Xie, W Cheng, B Chaarani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Smoking of cigarettes among young adolescents is a pressing public health issue. However,
the neural mechanisms underlying smoking initiation and sustenance during adolescence …

Brain networks and adolescent alcohol use

SW Yip, SD Lichenstein, Q Liang, B Chaarani… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Alcohol misuse in adolescence is a leading cause of disability and mortality in
youth and is associated with higher risk for alcohol use disorder. Brain mechanisms …

Addictive and other mental disorders: a call for a standardized definition of dual disorders

N Szerman, M Torrens, R Maldonado… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
The persistent difficulty in conceptualizing the relationship between addictive and other
mental disorders stands out among the many challenges faced by the field of Psychiatry …