For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists may have beneficial effects against Alzheimers, psychiatric and addiction disorders, but early data ...

Recreational cannabis isn't legal in Texas, but with more than 7,000 registered hemp shops in business, Texans are consuming it.

New research from UC San Diego found that cannabis use among youth may be responsible for 13% of new cases of regular tobacco ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

I have an advantage, or maybe a disadvantage, compared with some scientists and psychologists who work on addiction. I was addicted to booze and benzos for 20 years on and off, from the late 1970s ...

One of Dr. Mo Sarhan’s patients was experiencing intense cravings for opioids and alcohol when the Florida-based doctor offered him a striking solution: the Eli Lilly weight-loss drug Mounjaro.

Chronic alcohol use accelerates Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression by intensifying oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and ...

The early-stage pipeline for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drugs exploded last year. After ALS R&D notched 28 new trial ...

We Need To Do the Opposite of What We’ve Been Doing to Solve Our Addiction Crisis Why have we been doing such a terrible job of helping people who struggle with drugs? Most addiction treatment in this ...