Unearthing Interdisciplinary ‘Gems’ in Addiction Research
An innovative program at Indiana University shows how university generated research can help policymakers tackle real-world issues, including treatment for substance-use disorders. More
An innovative program at Indiana University shows how university generated research can help policymakers tackle real-world issues, including treatment for substance-use disorders. More
Craving is challenging to measure because it is visceral and difficult to express in words or numbers on a scale. To address this challenge, researcher Crewell and colleagues investigated the effectiveness of a nonverbal measure of craving in heavy smokers. More
APS William James Fellow Terry Robinson and APS Fellow Kent Berridge have won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award For Psychology for their research on the role of neural sensitization in drug addiction. More
If you’re having trouble getting your kid to the dinner table because they’re playing ‘Fortnite,’ you’re not alone. Over 200 million gamers have registered for the video game worldwide. And it’s not just kids — parents, Major League Baseball players, even the popular rapper Drake have all caught on. It’s More
Among those who used prescription pain relievers regularly, 14.4% reported driving after taking opioids. More
Videogames have gotten harder to turn off, mental-health experts and parents say, raising concerns about the impact of seemingly endless gaming sessions on players’ lives. Game developers for years have tweaked the dials not only on how games look and sound but how they operate under the hood, and such More