Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

A large-scale analysis of nearly 1,900 children found that those with a family history of substance use disorder show early ...

I am the CEO of the social justice and addiction charity Forward Trust. Last week our patron, HRH the Princess of Wales, made a statement for Addiction Awareness week in which she called for “fear, ...

The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study ...

Findings published in the journal Nature Mental Health "may help explain why boys and girls often follow different paths ...

The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine.

Rehabilitation, also known as addiction recovery, is a process in which individuals are supported in overcoming the various effects of addiction.

The authors also note there is “real danger in the psychopathological manifestation” of love addiction; it can indicate a serious mental disorder, and is not just a hyperbolic way to describe romantic ...

A Utah legislator just introduced a bill that would put a state ban on the controversial — and somewhat obscure — drug kratom ...

“We can’t arrest our way out of addiction and drug use,” said Greg Berry, statewide LEAD and deflection programs director for the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. “This gets us a reduction in ...

The Veterans Community Project provides temporary housing in 240-square-foot homes for veterans who stay an average of 335 ...