Cannabis use has become increasingly normalized in the United States, and at least half the states have “medical marijuana” laws. This reversed criminalization, but rather than following FDA-like ...

Research on the biological basis of addiction has found that the critical epigenetic enzyme histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) limits the expression of the gene Scn4b, regulating neuronal activity and ...

In consideration of recent US substance use treatment policy changes and unprecedented levels of adolescent opioid-related deaths, we examined the most recent national data (2022–23 National Survey on ...

The use of narcotics among teenagers reached an all-time low this year, according to new survey data from the National Institutes of Health published Tuesday, marking a key development in the opioid ...

Introduction Adolescence is a critical period marked by rapid brain development and the onset of many mental health disorders. Brain MRI studies during adolescence, especially when paired with ...

This summer, many parents find themselves caught between excitement and anxiety as they help their college-bound children prepare for the next chapter in their lives. There’s the practical preparation ...

"This study found that even low levels of social media use were associated with poorer cognitive ... from more than 6,500 ...

Both low and high increases in use were negatively but weakly associated with adolescent cognitive performance 2 years later.