Nebraska researchers are focusing on the special challenges of preventing and treating drug abuse and addiction in rural ...

(The Conversation) – A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He ...

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders, which can include addictions to alcohol or drugs. Other issues that affect millions - such as gambling, shopping, gaming, ...

The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.

A large epidemiological study of more than 600,000 veterans with diabetes suggests GLP-1 weight-loss medications may reduce drug- and alcohol-related overdoses and deaths ...

Relapsing after quitting cocaine is not simply a matter of willpower — it reflects physical changes in the brain, according ...

An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals both shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk, showing ...

New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling substance use disorders.

A South African athlete has opened up about his battle with drug addiction as he prepares for a remarkable comeback, sharing ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic may become the new frontline warriors in treating and preventing drug and alcohol addiction, a large new study shows. The research, published Wednesday in ...

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office required Dartmouth Health to fund and operate an addiction treatment center at ...

At a minimum two people die per day from overdoses in the state, a statistic that continues to plague Sen. Saud Anwar, who ...