In the United Kingdom, University of Cambridge researchers have discovered that those who lack the neurotransmitter dopamine, at the top of the brain stem, are predisposed to compulsive behavior including drug addiction. The study conducted with rats and cocaine made a link between impulsive and compulsive behavior.  Positron emission tomography (PET) scans were used on…

Welcome to the first post in the Addiction Blog. We have moved the news items found in the Drug and Alcohol Alerts section of the website to this blog so that we can not only bring you news, but also opinion, interviews and factual information that does not easily fit within the confines of the…