by Alison Porter | Sep 10, 2026 | Member Spotlight
The influence of biological sex and gonadal hormones on substance use remains an important area of research in addiction science. Epidemiological data highlight the role that biological sex may play in the development of substance use disorders as well as a resistance...
by Alison Porter | Sep 10, 2026 | Member Spotlight
Opioid and other drug overdoses resulted in more than 70,000 deaths in the US in 2017. While this issue has justifiably garnered a great deal of public attention, it is important not to forget a much more insidious and prolific killer: smoking. Cigarette smoking...
by Alison Porter | Sep 10, 2026 | Member Spotlight
Drug abuse is a multimodal disorder which can be characterized by behavioral, neurological, and pharmacological dysfunction. Multiple lines of preclinical science have explored these facets of addiction while/by utilizing various techniques influenced by various...
by Alison Porter | Sep 10, 2026 | Member Spotlight
Opioid use disorders have risen to epidemic levels over the past two decades resulting in a dramatic increase in overdose death and addiction in the United States. Although opioid-based medications, such as methadone and buprenorphine, are available to help manage...
by Alison Porter | Sep 10, 2026 | Member Spotlight
Cocaine use disorder (CUD) is a disorder with high rates of relapse. Despite these high rates of relapse, there are no current FDA-approved medications to prevent cocaine relapse. Two factors that have been shown to influence rates of relapse are the trait of...
