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Addiction researcher Carl Hart believes that heroin is completely safe to do. His upcoming book details his own recreational heroin use.

Addiction Researcher Says It’s Okay to Do a Little Heroin, as a Treat

By Tony Ho Tran

The rats that survive eradication attempts could have sickly offspring — or they could produce "super rats" that are even harder to kill.

Study: Social Media Turns Us Into Hungry Rats Basically

By Tony Ho Tran

Facebook's former head of monetization says that his former employer, like big tobacco companies, worked to make its product as addictive as possible.

Former Employee: We Made Facebook as Addictive as Cigarettes on Purpose

By Jon Christian

Doctors managed to "delete" opioid addictions from the brains of lab mice by shining an implanted fiber optic light that prevented withdrawal.

Scientists Hack Mouse Brains to “Erase” Opioid Addiction

By Dan Robitzski

To fight his alcohol addiction, Frank Plummer agreed to have electrodes implanted into his brain as part of an experimental study.

Neuroscience and Brain

This Scientist Got Brain Surgery to Fight His Alcohol Addiction

By Kristin Houser

This Silicon-Valley based psychiatrist wants people to take a break from over-stimulation through "dopamine hacking." Some have already taken it too far.

Health & Medicine

Silicon Valley’s Nutty New Health Craze: “Dopamine Hacking”

By Victor Tangermann

According to researchers from Imperial College London, the party drug MDMA could be an effective treatment for alcohol addiction.

Neuroscience and Brain

Study: MDMA Appears to Be an Effective Treatment for Alcoholism

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent trial, a tongue stray currently used to treat multiple sclerosis symptoms seemed to help people battling cannabis dependence quit smoking weed.

Health & Medicine

There’s Now a Tongue Spray to Help You Stop Smoking Weed

By Kristin Houser

A new study suggests that consuming psychedelics, such as LSD or magic mushrooms, may help people overcome their alcohol dependency.

Health & Medicine

LSD Is Helping People End Their Alcohol Dependence

By Kristin Houser

Two top execs at a major pharmaceutical distributor have been criminally charged for unlawfully distributing the drugs fueling the opioid crisis.

Health & Medicine

First Drug Execs Charged for Role In Opioid Epidemic

By Kristin Houser

Alcarelle, a synthetic alcohol with none of the downsides of the traditional kind, could be ready for market in just 5 years.

Health & Medicine

“Fake Alcohol” That Gets You Buzzed but Never Drunk Is on the Way

By Kristin Houser

Scientists at Scripps Research say they've found a way to reverse rats' alcoholism by blasting particular neurons in their brains with lasers.

Scientists Reversed Rats’ Alcoholism by Firing Lasers at Their Brains

By Jon Christian

A team of European researchers is exploring how internet usage affects mental health, marking the first international effort to do so.

We’ll Soon Know Exactly How Terrible the Internet Is for Our Mental Health

By Kristin Houser

Video Game Addiction Is Real And Professionals Aren’t Prepared To Help

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Video Game Addiction Is Real And Professionals Aren’t Prepared To Help

By Victor Tangermann

We May Have Reached a Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis, Report Implies

Health & Medicine

We May Have Reached a Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis, Report Implies

By Kristin Houser

A Scottish Clinic Will Now Treat “Cryptocurrency Addiction”

A Scottish Clinic Will Now Treat “Cryptocurrency Addiction”

By Dan Robitzski

There May Soon Be A New Vaccine To Combat Addiction To Bath Salts

There May Soon Be A New Vaccine To Combat Addiction To Bath Salts

By Dan Robitzski

Trying to Quit Drinking? This Implant Will Snitch If You Fall off the Wagon

Prosthetics and Devices

Trying to Quit Drinking? This Implant Will Snitch If You Fall off the Wagon

By Kristin Houser

We Should Make Technology Less Addicting. Will Developers Ever Want to?

We Should Make Technology Less Addicting. Will Developers Ever Want to?

By Claudia Geib

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Scientists Find That Smartphone Addiction Alters Your Brain Chemistry

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

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Magnetic Brain Stimulation Could Help Cocaine Users Beat Their Addictions

Internet Addiction Is Ruining Lives. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

Health & Medicine

Internet Addiction Is Ruining Lives. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

Our Smartphones Should be Enhancing Our Lives, Not Taking Them Over

Our Smartphones Should be Enhancing Our Lives, Not Taking Them Over

By Jolene Creighton

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Science & Energy

Blocking Memories Could Be the Key to Fighting Cocaine Addiction