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Frameworks for Understanding Addiction
Addiction is complex, and no single explanation is enough. One way to understand it is as a cycle — moving from intoxication or binge, to withdrawal...
Opioid Use Disorder
An Illness of Threat, Pain, and Isolation Opioid use disorder reflects changes in brain circuits that once helped us feel safe and connected (Volkow...
The Neurobiology of Addiction: From Circuits to Compassion
Addiction reflects dysregulation of reward, stress, and control circuits These circuits are shaped by trauma, learning, and environment Recovery...
Network Changes Associated with Childhood Maltreatment
Structural brain networks differ in adults with histories of childhood maltreatment. Using cortical thickness correlations across 112 brain regions,...
Development, Trauma & Vulnerability
Early adversity sensitizes stress and reward systems (HPA axis, CRF, dopamine). Attachment disruptions alter emotion regulation and prefrontal...
Compassionate Neurobiology
A man once relied on massive doses of fentanyl in an attempt to create silence. As a child, even the smallest sounds triggered his father’s anger,...
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