In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self-administration that can be used to explore the genetic underpinnings ...

A new study published in Addiction has identified genetic factors that influence both a person’s risk of developing an addiction and their educational attainment. Researchers found that some genetic ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

A new test suggests that, with a bit of your DNA, it can help identify whether you have a genetic susceptibility to opioid use disorder. Aided by an influx of fentanyl and other substances, the number ...

SAN DIEGO — A team of doctors and scientists at UCSD will spend the next three years working on a model that will use artificial intelligence to help doctors assess a patient's risk level of addiction ...

The Food and Drug Administration is facing backlash over its approval of a genetic test intended to determine if a person is at increased risk for opioid addiction. The test, called AvertD, was ...

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...