Addiction

April 2026

• Apr 13, 2026ConceptsDopamine Detox: Analyzing Its EffectivenessDopamine detox trend analyzed against actual neuroscience. What Anna Lembke, Kent Berridge, Wolfram Schultz, and Cal Newport research really shows...16 MIN4.3k

August 2025

• Aug 31, 2025ExplainersWhat Is the Opioid Crisis? Analyzing Its Causes and EffectsThe opioid crisis has killed more than 645,000 Americans since 1999. Understand the three waves, the neuroscience of addiction, Purdue Pharma's...19 MIN6.5k

March 2025

• Mar 2, 2025ExplainersUnderstanding Addiction: Neuroscience and Policy InsightsA deep look at the neuroscience of addiction, the dopamine system, how tolerance works, what the opioid crisis reveals about pharmaceutical...20 MIN7.3k

November 2024

• Nov 30, 2024ConceptsIntermittent Reinforcement: Unpredictable Rewards ExplainedIntermittent reinforcement explains why slot machines, social media likes, and even toxic relationships can be impossible to quit.19 MIN5.1k

September 2024

• Sep 1, 2024ExplainersUnderstanding the Neuroscience Behind Sugar AddictionSugar activates the same dopamine pathways as cocaine. Understanding the neuroscience of sugar addiction, and what's hype versus real, can help...14 MIN2.5k

July 2024

• Jul 6, 2024ExplainersSocial Media's Influence on Brain Function and BehaviorSocial media platforms are engineered to exploit fundamental brain systems. What neuroscience and psychology actually know about how social media...14 MIN3.7k

June 2024

• Jun 7, 2024ExplainersAlcohol's Neuroscience: Effects on the BrainAlcohol affects nearly every neurotransmitter system in the brain. Understanding the neuroscience of alcohol, from the first drink to dependency,...14 MIN4.5k

December 2023

• Dec 27, 2023ConceptsAddiction: Understanding the Neuroscience of CompulsionWhat actually happens in the brain during addiction? Understand the neuroscience of dopamine, reward hijacking, withdrawal, craving, and why...14 MIN10.5k

October 2023

• Oct 3, 2023ConceptsExploring the Science Behind Addiction and the BrainAddiction is not a moral failure or a simple lack of willpower. Explore the neuroscience of the dopamine reward pathway, the Rat Park experiment,...14 MIN10.4k

May 2022

• May 31, 2022ConceptsThe Science Behind Addiction and Its MechanismsAddiction explained: from the dopamine reward system and prediction error neurons to the brain disease model controversy, Rat Park, the opioid...20 MIN8.3k