But this learning process can be distorted by the use of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine.Addiction involves the overvaluation of the cues surrounding the drug-taking experience.

This theory aligns with the allostasis model of addiction, which describes how excessive drinking shifts from a positive reinforcement phase, where alcohol brings pleasure, to a negative ...

This work clearly demonstrates a much more sophisticated role for this neurotransmitter, and it means we need to rethink models of addiction that depend on the dopamine/drug reward mentality ...

Leading researchers, clinicians and policymakers from around the world will meet next month in Calgary, Alberta, for a conference devoted to recovery capital, a pioneering theory in the field of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Leading researchers, clinicians and policymakers from around the world will meet next month in Calgary, Alberta, for a conference devoted to recovery capital, a pioneering theory in ...