Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all. | USA Today

Published: 9 February 2022

February 6, 2022 | MPP alumna Henna Hundal has penned a new article for USA Today, delving into the the addiction and overdose crisis that has caused devastation across the United States, Canada,...

McGill Cares webcast: Recognizing when Coping Mechanisms become Addictions

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00to12:30

Join us on January 20, 2021 at noon for the next webcast in our biweekly series, McGill Cares, designed to supp/medsimcentreCategory: Medicine and Health Sciences Medical Simulation Centre

We’re not addicted to smartphones, we’re addicted to social interaction

Published: 6 February 2018

We all know people who, seemingly incapable of living without the bright screen of their phone for more than a few minutes, are constantly texting and checking out what friends are up to on social...

Scientists identify key gene associated with addiction

Published: 4 August 2015

A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry by a team led by Salah El Mestikawy, Ph.D., researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de...

How genetics shape our addictions

Published: 20 September 2012

Genes predict the brain’s reaction to smoking 

Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain

Published: 29 January 2013

Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the frontal cortex...

Study shows majority of smokers re-ignite their habit following heart attack

Published: 29 January 2013

Despite obvious motivation for quitting, 2/3 of patients will resume smoking within twelve months

Addiction: abnormal communication in the brain

Published: 5 February 2013

January 29, 2013 - Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain’s frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the...

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