Do you find yourself scrolling endlessly when you promised you’d stop at “just five minutes”? If you live with ADHD, probably. Social media’s quick hits of dopamine can pull you in fast, leaving you ...

A study in eNeuro finds that impulsivity does not predict cocaine addiction, but prolonged drug use alters brain circuits and heightens impulsive behavior. Study: Cocaine self-administration increases ...

The challenge of addiction is to understand how and why addicts are so insensitive to the future consequences of their drug use. When faced with a choice that brings immediate pleasure, even at the ...