Are you mostly a product of the genes you inherit or your experiences in life? This question intrigues many people, including addiction researchers. In this post, I provide an overview of key research ...

Researchers have identified another gene that could influence the risk of opioid dependence, a new study shows, adding to the evidence that genetic factors play a crucial role in determining who ...

It’s the closest thing to fortune telling science has to offer — only in this case, it’s not your palms or horoscope being read, it’s your genes. Genetic testing for addiction identifies certain genes ...

Prescient Medicine created a genetic test to assess individual risk of opioid addiction, according to a study published in Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science. Researchers developed the test after ...

Caroline Freiermuth, MD, in the ER. Ohio researchers are trying to determine who is at risk for opioid addiction and why. University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Dr. Caroline Freiermuth and her ...

BACKGROUND: According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking is the most important source of preventable deaths and illnesses and early deaths worldwide. Many of these deaths are a result ...

Patients now have access to a prescription genetic test that could indicate their risk of opioid use disorder (OUD) before beginning treatment with an opioid pain medication. The Food and Drug ...

A new study published in Addiction has identified genetic factors that influence both a person's risk of developing an addiction and their educational attainment. Researchers found that some genetic ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — According to researchers at UC San Diego, coffee habits, whether in excess or scarcity, could be partially linked to genetics. To test this theory, the researchers examined ...

In the new Vanity Fair cover story, Robert Downey Jr. talks about his struggles with drugs and his concern that he may have passed on an addictive personality to his son (his oldest child, Indio, was ...