We now know that chronic substance use—of both alcohol and drugs—actually changes the chemistry and structure of the brain. That sounds serious, and it is, but there are some positives and some ...

The CDC just launched a campaign, “Free Mind,” to teach youth about the connections between substance use and mental health. Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, director of the CDC's National Center for Injury ...

Rachael Leigh Cook is sharing more about the iconic 1990s “This Is Your Brain on Drugs” advertisement that skyrocketed her career. Cook, now 46, starred in the 1997 ad as an 18-year-old. In it, she ...

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which produced the iconic “this is your brain on drugs” commercials of the 1980s and ‘90s, has renamed itself as the Partnership at Drugfree.org, the ...

Public Service Announcements want you to believe that your brain on drugs is comparable to an egg frying in a pan. But do you really want to listen to people who use eggs as metaphors? We may not know ...

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