The ADHD brain is different, not faulty. The ADHD system can set a person up for addiction. Dopamine levels are the key to ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows.

New Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Professor and Chairman of the Psychiatry Department Dr. Rajendra Badgaiyan poses for a photo outside the TTUHSC Psychiatry office. (Courtesy Photo) New ...

For a drug to reach the level of clinical studies, it must survive evaluation for both pharmacologic and toxic effects through in vitro and in vivo laboratory animal testing. In phase 1 studies, a ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

The New Hampshire Department of Justice required the center’s construction following Dartmouth Health’s merger with Valley ...

GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic) may offer unexpected mental health benefits alongside weight loss. A large study ...

Our program provides superior training in a collaborative environment. We have specialty clinics across our medical campus, which is anchored by our 1,200 bed inpatient center UAB Hospital—the eighth ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...