Recent attention has focused on the growing role of psychostimulants, such as
methamphetamine in overdose deaths. Methamphetamine is an addictive and potent …

Drug addiction is responsible for millions of deaths per year around the world. Still, its
management as a chronic disease is shadowed by misconceptions from the general public …

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 …

Introduction While current treatments for substance use disorder (SUD) are beneficial,
success rates remain low and treatment outcomes are complicated by co-occurring SUDs …

Drug addiction is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by compulsive drug-seeking
and drug-using behavior, and a tremendous socioeconomic burden to society. Current …

This review article offers an outlook on the use of opioids as therapeutics for treating several
diseases, including cancer and non-cancer pain, and focuses the analysis on the …

Emerging adulthood (ages 18–25) is a critical period for neurobiological development and
the maturation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. Recent findings also suggest that …

A basic survival need is the ability to respond to, and persevere in the midst of, experiential
challenges. Mechanisms of neuroplasticity permit this responsivity via functional adaptations …

Recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) and maintenance of abstinence from opioid use is
hampered by perseverant drug cravings that may persist for months after cessation of drug …

The vast majority of treatments for psychiatric and substance use disorders take weeks to
work. Notable exceptions to this rule exist, with some treatments such as intravenous …