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We recently worked on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report that lays out a clear blueprint for a national prevention infrastructure for mental and behavioral ...

Research is quickly catching up. In the last few years, studies have linked GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy with fewer ...

The list of health conditions that benefit from the GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, continues to grow. The drugs are already approved to lower the ...

First, a quick refresher on what dopamine does. While the neurotransmitter has a reputation for causing pleasure, “that's actually a myth,” Dr. Borgland says. Dopamine plays a key role in things like ...

Experiencing multiple childhood traumas doesn't just increase the risk of a single addiction. A new study suggests it creates ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Background/Aims: The comorbidity of mental disorders is a well-documented phenomenon. However, the co-occurrence of and the ...

Behavioral addictions are increasingly recognized due to high prevalence and shared biopsychosocial features with substance use disorders. The Brief Screener for Substance and Behavioral Addictions ...

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Law enforcement and public health professionals agree that initiatives such as mental health crisis response teams and drug treatment reduce arrests and incarceration. The Department of Justice (DOJ) ...