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‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug Shows Promise in Treating Addictions and Cancer Anxiety
Suspended for decades after controversial results, research on the hallucinogen psilocybin is showing early promise in a new series of small studies
Hazelden Introduces Antiaddiction Medications into Recovery for First Time
Recovery from opioid addiction may no longer mean complete abstinence from drugs
‘Cuddle Chemical’ Oxytocin Relieves Alcohol Withdrawal
Oxytocin is best known for its role in creating social bonds, but it may also forge the chains of addiction.
Bogus Alcoholism Cure: Pay Up or We’ll Tell Your Boss!
A Florida court orders more than $700,000 in restitution for victims of an online scam selling a phony cure for alcoholism
Addiction Treatment in America: Not Based in Science, Not Truly ‘Medical’
Addiction is typically characterized as a disease by experts and government officials. Yet, unlike most known diseases, the treatment of addiction is not based on scientific evidence nor is it required to be provided by people …
DSM-5 Could Categorize 40% of College Students as Alcoholics
Most college binge drinkers and drug users don’t develop lifelong problems. But new mental-health guidelines will label too many of them addicts and alcoholics.
How Getting Tipsy May Inspire Creativity
A new study finds that men who got moderately drunk on vodka cranberries did better on tests of inspired thinking.
Sexually Frustrated Flies Are Driven to Drink
When she says no, the bottle beckons more brightly — for men and for fruit flies, according to a new study that found that male flies that had been repeatedly spurned by females were more likely to turn to alcohol to …
10% of the U.S. Population Has Overcome Drugs or Alcohol
A new poll finds that 1 in 10 adults — or 23.5 million Americans — has successfully overcome a problem with alcohol or illegal drugs.
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Can the Quit-Smoking Drug Chantix Help People Kick Alcohol, Cocaine?
Two new studies report intriguing evidence on new uses for a controversial anti-smoking drug.
Is Twitter Really More Addictive than Alcohol? The Vagaries of Will and Desire
Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than alcohol and cigarettes, but so is the urge to work, according to new research on people’s daily struggles with self-control and desire.