Addiction & Recovery

Sexually frustrated fruit flies preferred alcohol-laced food more than their satisfied compatriots did. Cynthia Graber reports

Hospital gardens turn out to have medical benefits

Problems with focus and self-understanding are linked to eating disorders

Marijuana use can be problematic but only rarely leads to addiction

Alcohol and Xanax, both found in Whitney Houston's hotel room right after she died, inhibit the central nervous system and depend on the same enzyme for bodily clearance

Nonsmokers have stable oral bacterial communities, but smokers' oral bacteria is transient, which opens up real estate for bad bugs. Christopher Intagliata reports

Prisoners suffer disproportionately from past traumatic brain injuries. Researchers are hunting for the best tools to treat this population in an effort to help them reintegrate into society--and avoid re-incarceration

Research on homeless outreach often lags behind efforts on the front lines where program managers constantly try new ways to increase retention and recovery rates

It takes longer for people to get high from this oral form of marijuana, so there is little potential for abuse

Extreme lack of sleep might make one more susceptible to food imagery, making us feel hungrier than we actually are. Christie Nicholson reports

A recent study finds that when men perceive that there are few women, they'll spend more money. Christie Nicholson reports

Depression and substance abuse modify the same brain circuit