A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober,...

Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital...

The best description of the role of the Prefrontal Cortex of our brains (our sticky-out foreheads) is that it allows us to do the right...

Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different groups of dopamine neurons...

As I discussed in an earlier post, drug and alcohol problems are linked to six centers in the brain, particularly memory. Interesting...

In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...

In lectures on drug and alcohol use I often state that the experience of intoxication in not purely pharmacological. Whilst drug and...

I have been meaning to include the expansive and state-of the art research from Professor William White for some time now. Whilst his...

Epigenetics is the study of how environments can switch your genes on or off. An intriguing study has identified key mechanisms of how...