Addiction, the most severe form of substance use disorder, is a chronic brain disorder
molded by strong biosocial factors that has devastating consequences to individuals and to …

There is growing interest in the use of oxytocin (OT) as a potential treatment for alcohol and
other substance-use disorders. OT is a neuropeptide that modulates adaptive processes …

Drugs that act on the brain oxytocin (OXT) system may provide a much-needed treatment
breakthrough for substance-use disorders. Targeting the brain OXT system has the potential …

Introduction: Methamphetamine use is a serious public health concern in many countries
and is second to cannabis as the most widely abused illicit drug in the world. Effective …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) plays a key role in adaptive processes associated with
reward, tolerance, memory and stress responses. Through interactions with brain reward …

The neuropeptide oxytocin plays a role in reward, stress, social affiliation, learning, and
memory processes. As such, there is increasing interest in oxytocin as a potential treatment …

Interest for the use of oxytocin as a treatment for addiction began over 40 years ago. Better
known for its roles in parturition, lactation and pair bonding, oxytocin also has anxiolytic …

Methamphetamine (METH) abuse is characterised by chronic relapse and anxiety, for which
there are no effective pharmacotherapies. Acute treatment with the neuropeptide oxytocin …

Early life trauma is strongly associated with an increased vulnerability to abuse illicit drugs
and the impairment of neural development. This includes alterations to the development of …

Drug addiction is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Despite great advances
were achieved in understanding the neurobiology of drug addiction, the therapeutic options …