The Science of Addiction and The Brain
12 Sep 2020
What causes addiction? Is it something in our brain, our environment or our genetics? Learn about the science of addiction and the brain. This video was shared by...
Psychiatry
Follow Us
Newsletter
Keep up to date with our latest
articles and journals
Addiction
Latest Videos
Addiction Neuroscience 101
26 Apr 2020
This is an overview of the neurobiology of addiction This video was shared by HMA Institute on Addiction
Neuroscience – Addiction and the Brain
06 Apr 2019
Addiction is a complex disorder that can be defined as a “loss of control over a reward-seeking behaviour” (Robert West, 2006). According to Kolb and Volkow...
The Neuroscience of Addiction
03 Feb 2019
Neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes the case that addiction isn’t a disease at all, although it has been recently branded as such. This video was...
Latest Posts
Panel Votes Against Hydrocodone Because Of Abuse Potential
11 Dec 2012
The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted against approval of an extended-release, single-ingredient capsule...
Marijuana Use Linked To Better Adherence In Psychosis
12 Nov 2012
First-episode psychosis patients who continue to use marijuana after beginning treatment are more likely to adhere to their medication...
Combination Therapy Yields Mixed Results for PTSD, Substance Abuse
15 Aug 2012
A program of cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with substance abuse treatment decreased the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder...
Substance Abuse ‘Under-appreciated’ Among Elderly Psychiatric Inpatients
04 May 2012
More than one in 10 admissions to an acute psychiatric inpatient geriatric psychiatry service was associated with an alcohol or drug use...