Addiction

New Research

Smoking a Pack a Day for a Year Leaves 150 Mutations in Every Lung Cell

Researchers quantify just how bad smoking is for you, molecularly

November 3, 2016

Addict Ants Show That Insects Can Get Hooked on Drugs, Too

How researchers got a non-mammal hooked on drugs for the first time

September 21, 2016

Could Magnets Help Treat Drug Addiction?

A new study suggests transcranial magnetic simulation could reduce cravings in cocaine addicts

December 10, 2015

Cool Finds

Heroin Use Is on the Rise Again, Thanks to Suburban White Users

OxyContin is heroin’s new gateway drug, experts say

November 25, 2014

New Research

This Google Glass Owner Only Took His Device Off to Sleep And Shower

And when he checked into rehab, he couldn’t stop touching his right temple

October 15, 2014

New Research

So Far, E-Cigarettes Don’t Seem to Have Inspired Many Smokers to Quit

E-cigarette users were no more or less likely to quit than smokers who stuck with tobacco

March 26, 2014

The Nic Fix

Put down your lighters and pick up your health care cards—, nicotine vaccines are in the works

March 31, 2007