Addiction: A Relationship with a Tight Grip
Art abstract by Dhruvika Patel What is Addiction? The simplest definition of addiction: a relationship between a person and an activity they do or substance the...
Month: February 2023
What makes drug addiction a chronic disease?
Addiction to drugs of abuse plagues all corners of America. From needles littering the streets of major urban centres to the hover of prescription opioid abuse ...
Addiction: Mental or Physical?
What is Addiction? Addiction is common and many people may know someone who is addicted to something, their phone, their favorite drink of choice,...
Neuroimaging and Addiction: A Hope for the Future
Artstract from DALL-E2 created by Kailee Vigen Introduction to Addiction Millions of Americans ages 12 and older struggle with addiction. These substance proble...
The Pathways of Addiction
What is Addiction? Addiction is a dependency on a substance or activity, usually drugs of abuse, that is often motivated by the hope of escaping discomfort. Thi...
Addiction: Is It Really A Choice?
Artwork by Olivia Pederson What is Addiction? In simple terms, addiction is a loss of control of drug use. The word “drug” doesn’t mean you ca...
A New Model for Schizophrenia?
A New Model for Schizophrenia? What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is heavily stigmatized. Once diagnosed, it has an impact on both th...
What Wnt wrong in Schizophrenia
What is Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that is characterized by delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are false beliefs that an indi...
Treatment of Schizophrenia
Treatment of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a very consequential mental illness, its effects can alter how someone can think, feel, and act. Often it tends to g...
Schizophrenia in the developing mind
Schizophrenia is hypothesized to be a brain developmental disorder that can be diagnosed or evident in late adolescence or early adulthood. This mental illness ...