Orexin drives arousal, motivation, and reward-seeking. Understanding this brain system may help explain motivation, addiction ...

Recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) is an ongoing process and those fortunate to have long-term recovery share one thing in common—an ability and willingness to recommit. Many individuals get ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University identified dopamine-driven neural mechanisms of motivation in a mouse model of behavioral addiction, offering insights into treatment. Assistant Professor Naoya ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Motivational speaker and author Rob Ekno knows what it's like to struggle with the mental impact of addiction, he spent years struggling with addiction to alcohol and drugs.