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September 12, 2024
Patrick Kennedy Tackles Mental Health Stigma In New Book
A collection of twelve personal stories involving mental health struggles and addiction. Kennedy and Fried strive to make sure that…
January 8, 2024
Researchers may have just discovered a cure for alcoholism, study finds
Every year, countless families are devastated by alcohol addiction, with the tendrils of this affliction wrapping around millions of lives,…
October 16, 2023
Is It Too Soon To Start Talking about a Cure for Addiction?
Our country remains in the grips of an opioid crisis claiming more than 100,000 lives every year. Rising mortality associated…
October 4, 2023
Scientists find common brain network for substance use disorders
Substance use disorders are complex, hard-to-treat conditions that affect a person’s brain and behavior. Affected people are unable to control…
September 18, 2023
How Our Genes Influence the Risk of Addiction…
Do you often wonder if am I at risk for developing an alcohol use disorder? Is my child? How would…
September 18, 2023
Unraveling the Genetic Secrets of Addiction
Glen Hanson PhD’78 calculates that he’s given hundreds of presentations about addiction, from his time overseeing the U’s now-defunct Utah…
July 1, 2011
What are the other health consequences of drug addiction?
People with addiction often have one or more associated health issues, which could include lung or heart disease, stroke, cancer,…