Drug use typically occurs within a social context, and social factors play an important role in
the initiation, maintenance and recovery from addictions. There is now accumulating …

Chronic exposure to alcohol produces changes in the prefrontal cortex that are thought to
contribute to the development and maintenance of alcoholism. A large body of literature …

Background Rodent studies have demonstrated that adolescent social isolation results in
many behavioral perturbations, including increases in anxiety‐like behaviors. Socially …

Despite significant evidence that opioids are involved in attachment by mediating social
reward and motivation, the role of opioids in the formation of adult social attachments has …

Rationale Alcohol is usually consumed in social contexts. However, the drug has been
studied mainly under socially isolated conditions, and our understanding of how social …

Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut peptide that regulates food intake and
glucose metabolism. GLP-1 is also produced and released in the brain, and GLP-1 …

Background In human adolescents, heavy drinking is often predicted by high sociability in
males and high social anxiety in females. This study assessed the impact of baseline levels …

Unhealthy alcohol consumption is recognized as a leading contributory factor to mortality
and disability. In addition to other factors, taste sensation also mediates alcohol intake. The …

In accord with the new definition of addiction published by American Society of Addiction
Medicine (ASAM) it is well-known that individuals who present to a treatment center involved …

Rationale The attraction to alcohol can be greatly increased when it is consumed in a social
context. While pro-social interactions can potentiate voluntary alcohol drinking under some …