Researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs could be used to treat addiction disorders, following patient reports of reduced cravings.

Synthetic nicotine rules widen on April 24, but experts say easy access to vaping devices and refill liquids still leaves ...

Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...

Substance use and abuse is something that touches every corner of the United States, in areas both big and small. According ...

City advocates say homelessness and open-air drug use are worsening across Seattle amid growing concerns about Mayor Katie ...

Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ...

Does Red Ribbon Week still exist? What about D.A.R.E.? I ask because my high school son says a lot of classmates are having ...

After nearly a decade in and out of treatment for an addiction to opioids, a patient of Daniel Lewis, MD, told him she was finally ready for permanent recovery. "The day she said, 'That's it, I need ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Sometimes, when life gives you lemons, you have no choice but to make lemonade. After battling a crack addiction about 25 years ago, Joe Huisman recently turned to comedy to transform his ...