Neuroadaptations that occur in response to repeated substance use diminish the euphoria
that is produced by the acute use of a drug and increase levels of physical and emotional …

Highlights•'Liking'and 'wanting'are important components of positive affect.•Neural hyper-
reactivity of 'wanting'brain systems can lead to addiction via incentive-sensitization and …

In an attempt to control the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, governments
across the world have implemented distancing measures during the search for medical …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to governments taking a number of restrictive measures.
Confinement at home during the COVID-19 crisis could have major implications on mental …

Scholarly and comprehensive yet accessible, this state-of-the-science work is widely
regarded as the definitive graduate-level psychology of religion text. The authors synthesize …

Objective: To study the impact of social and psychological factors on alcohol consumption
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: 140 participants were selected for …

Humans greatly differ in how they cope with stress, a natural behavior learnt through
negative reinforcement. Some individuals engage in displacement activities, others in …

Introduction: Substance use disorder has been frequently reported to increase the risk of
infectious diseases, which might be owing to the sharing of contaminated inhalation …

Physical distancing measures to curb COVID-19 transmission introduced mental health and
economic stressors, possibly impacting problematic drinking. This cross-sectional study …

Background: Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made from food extracts or
constituents with little or no intact food and often containing additives that confer hyper …