Emerging neuromodulation treatments for opioid and stimulant use disorders.  Howard SD, Qiu L, Hager N, Childress AR, Halpern CH, Scangos KW.  Front Hum Neurosci. 2025 Oct 14;19:1570555. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1570555. PMID: 41164146; P…

Genetic and Epigenetic Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder.  Ranadeva ND, Wijekumar PJ, Fernando CA, Jayamaha AR, Noordeen N, Chackrewarthy S, Fernando N.  Expert Rev Mol Med. 2025 Sep 25;27:e35. doi: 10.1017/erm.2025.10024. PMID: 40993075…

Effects of deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens and anterior limb of the internal capsule on heroin addiction: Over five years of long-term follow-up in a prospective open-label pilot study.  Ge S, Wang X, Chen L, Li N, Li Y, Cai Y…

Tattoo Removal in Forensic Mental Health Settings: A Case for Advocacy.  Mishra N, Khalsa P, Mishra A.  Cureus. 2025 Oct 20;17(10):e94997. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94997. PMID: 41122369; PMCID: PMC12536925. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/artic…

Der Epidemiologische Suchtsurvey  Mit dem Epidemiologischen Suchtsurvey (ESA) wird seit den 1980er Jahren in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen der Konsum von Alkohol, Tabak, illegalen Drogen sowie Medikamenten in der Allgemeinbevölkerung Deutschlands…

Neuromodulation for Treating Substance Use Disorders While medications for addiction treatment (MAT) and behavioral therapies are the primary treatment options for substance use disorders (SUDs), neuromodulation interventions have emerged as promis…