A recent study published in Nature Mental Health has shed light on the brain’s potential for recovery in individuals with heroin addiction undergoing inpatient treatment. The research, which focused on the brain’s inhibitory control processes, found significant improvements in brain activity related to self-control following 15 weeks of inpatient treatment. These findings offer hope for more effective interventions in addressing heroin addiction. The opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis, with over 100,000 overdose-related deaths in the United States in 2021 alone. Heroi…