Addiction

Too little research is being conducted into problem gambling – and what research there is, is often funded by the gambling industry rather than by...

Is the lockdown leading us to drink more alcohol or spend more time gambling online or watching pornography? Researchers today launch a survey aimed...

Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international...

A pan-European network to tackle problematic internet usage officially launches today with the publication of its manifesto, setting out the...

Valerie Voon (Department of Psychiatry) discusses what makes some people want to base jump off a cliff, while others don’t even enjoy a rollercoaster...

People who are addicted to cocaine are particularly prone to developing habits that render their behaviour resistant to change, regardless of the...

The discovery of a brain circuit ‘shortcut’ could explain why some addicts unintentionally relapse, and suggests that a shift in focus for therapies...

Individuals addicted to cocaine may have difficulty in controlling their addiction because of a previously-unknown ‘back door’ into the brain...