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[3:42] What happens inside the brain of a gambling addict when they make a bet – and can the secret to their addicti…

[3:53] Watch how a brain scanner can be used as a tool to train suppression of cravings in drug addiction. [Source: PBS …

[5:37] THE BRAIN EVOLVED TO NOT THINK ABOUT THINKING… It evolved to deal quickly with the hundreds of things we ha…

[2:21] We tend to think of addiction as an adult problem, but drug abuse starts, overwhelmingly, in adolescence. Psych…

[6:36] Drug addiction researcher Nora Volkow walks us through the singular chemical that drives substance abuse. [So…

[11:20] On Friday, April 29, 2016, Caltech celebrated the launch of Break Through: The Caltech Campaign—an ambitio…

[4:08] We’ve all heard that smoking can be a bad habit to break. What are the different ways to quit and which is the …

[1:41] New research from the University of British Columbia suggests there may be some truth to the belief that marijua…

[4:51] So you may be wondering how do I quit smoking? Just as any other addiction, you need to address the desire. Smoking …

[16:09] Overcoming addiction can be difficult. Many people can tell you how to overcome addiction, but what does resea…