This category is for sites on the scientific aspects of addiction, an excessive physical or psychological dependence on something which includes drug addiction, alcoholism, compulsive overeating, problem gambling and computer addiction. This category is NOT for sites about substance abuse or treatments for addiction.- Category ID : 422901
Comprehensive web-site with research and treatment reports and news. Includes a site for teachers and students with educational materials. Fact sheets on drug abuse, including the most recent economic costs report.
For the layperson interested in the science behind addiction: and in the brain in general. Current topics include: Nicotine and the brain, Addictions path, the brains stash, and the opiate receptor.
Peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes original research and review articles on preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology, the study of the effects of substances on the brain.