The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...
When Louise Vincent was introduced at a drug policy conference last month in Phoenix, the huge crowd erupted in applause. She's a small woman, rail thin. At age 47, her face is weathered by what she ...
Ana Clara Bobadilla receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards.