Addiction

Podcast with Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., author of A Perfect Storm: Covid + Addiction

Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai Health Systems, discusses her Cerebrum magazine cover story, "A Perfect Storm: Covid + Addiction."

A Perfect Storm

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on an avalanche of substance abuse, from loss of in-person support groups to changes in the illicit-drug pipeline that have led to higher death rates.

How Alcohol Can Affect Your Brain

Slurred speech, slow reflexes, and trouble walking straight are just a few signs of intoxication from too much alcohol. But did you know heavy drinking can also do lasting harm to the brain?

The Vulnerable Brain: Pathways to and from Addiction

What is addiction, and how does it affect and even change the brain? Why are some brains more vulnerable to substance abuse and addiction? In this Dana Foundation Brain Lecture, hosted by Secret Science Club, neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd answers these questions and more.

How Addiction Affects the Brain

Addiction is not due to weakness or a lack of willpower. Instead, it’s a chronic disease involving changes in the brain. Watch to learn more. One of our videos in partnership with Everwell.

What is Addiction?

The brain is a network of cells called neurons and glia. Approximately 86  billion neurons make up the many interconnected parts of the brain. They signal together like a symphony to help us navigate our world. While exercise, eating right, and keeping the mind engaged can help the brain stay healthy.

The Addicted Brain, Grades 9-12

The Frontlines of the Opioids Crisis

The nation’s opioids epidemic is not just a medical crisis, it is an ethical problem as well, reports an expert committee appointed by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

Two Addiction Stories at the Rubin

An accomplished neuroscientist and an American actor best known for his role as Spock both shared their stories of addiction and recovery in the latest Brainwave event at the Rubin Museum.

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week: Jan. 22-27

Today marks the beginning of 2019’s National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, a health observance aimed at educating people on what science has taught us about drug addiction and alcohol.