(iVillage Total Health) - People with Crohn's disease may benefit from taking low doses of a drug commonly prescribed to help alcoholics and drug abusers withdraw from their addictions, according to a ...

Phenobarbital is a medication that doctors may prescribe to treat alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) during detox. There are many risks associated with its use, and it’s typically only used in rehab ...

Scientists say a drug originally developed to treat high blood pressure can reduce severe withdrawal symptoms for patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder. A drug once used to treat high blood ...

Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and alcohol. But research showing the benefits is limited.

Along with teaching and telling stories, part of my goal here is to get important information out to those who can benefit most from it. Most drug users who quit "cold turkey" have to go through ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers proposed legislation that could change the way Ohio jails place inmates who are at risk of withdrawal from alcohol and drugs. In 2008, singer Sean Levert, ...

A helicopter pilot involved in one of Australia's worst air disasters was likely but not certainly affected by drugs and stress, experts testified to a coroner.

Amy Winehouse's family has reportedly said the singer may have died from alcohol withdrawal. The family believes withdrawal may have induced fatal seizures in the singer, according to Entertainment ...