Behavioral economics provides a framework to understand when and how people make mistakes. The new field of behavioral economics blends insights of psychology and economics, and provides some valuable ...

A molecular switch influences addiction behavior and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is. A research team made the discovery in mice treated with cocaine. The researchers ...

From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

Substance use, from alcohol to opioids, is on the rise, as are behavioral addictions, such as gambling, overspending and binge eating. In fact, a May 11 CDC report revealed that drug overdose deaths ...

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

In a new study, researchers have discovered that paternal nicotine taking is associated with addiction-like behaviors, cognitive deficits, and anxiety-like behaviors in male offspring. Parental ...

From work meetings to first dates, it's essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a ...

Part of the changing landscape of behavioral health in Cuyahoga County in the new year is a new crisis center in Cleveland's ...

Ingesting drugs and alcohol may produce short-term rewards that then result in a lack of control over the behavior. Several behaviors similarly produce short-term rewards and result in a lack of ...