What causes learning difficulties? Researchers have long believed that learning difficulties stem from specific regions of the brain. For example, studies link ADHD to the cerebellum, prefrontal cortex, striatum, and other areas. However, a recent study from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge found that the connectivity between different areas of the brain is at the root of learning difficulties. It’s how areas of

When the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the U.S., another nationwide health crisis was in full swing: the opioid epidemic. Related to the opioid epidemic was another troubling aspect of addiction in the U.S. that was beginning to get attention: the treatment gap, which refers to the difference between the number of people diagnosed with alcohol and/or substance use disorder (AUD/SUD) and the number of people who receive appropriate, specialized treatment

The coronavirus pandemic dominates headlines across the country. Meanwhile, the opioid epidemic continues to disrupt the lives of families and individuals in every state. It hit midwestern states, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, the hardest, but no state is immune – certainly not California. According to Contra Costa Health Services in Contra Costa County, California: 45 people in Contra Costa County died due to opioid overdoses in 2017. In 2016,

ADHD Controversy Over the past decade, there’s been widespread public debate about the increase in reported rates of ADHD diagnosis in the USA and how they compare to those in the rest of the world, particularly countries in Western Europe such as France. Though it’s possible to trace this discussion back as far as the early 2000s, beginning with articles like The Worldwide Prevalence of ADHD: Is it an American

If you’ve followed the news at all over the past three years, you know about the ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. Many of the articles in the media and many of the speeches made by politicians and addiction experts regularly include the phrases obstacles to treatment or barriers to treatment in reference to organizing and implementing a public response to the crisis. You may understand what these phrases mean