People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on ...

I don’t drink anymore. I don’t smoke anymore.” He might have shrugged it off, but reports accumulated in his clinic and ...

A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed ...

A large study of data from Veterans Affairs finds that people on GLP-1 drugs were less likely to develop substance abuse disorder or overdose.

Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving chronic cocaine addiction and relapse.

Kara Stainbrook depended on alcohol to get through the day for two years. The 45-year-old from Mercer, Pennsylvania, was going through a bottle of vodka a week, sometimes two, and hiding it from her ...

A study in The BMJ found GLP-1 drugs used for diabetes and obesity may also curb addiction by reducing cravings. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis observed lower ...

When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn't a matter of personal failure - it's the biological result of their brain's rewiring, new research finds.

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The new year and new presidential administration could mark a significant shift in the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. While drug deaths ...

Kelly Osbourne says she learned “so many tricks” while she was in rehab to continue her drug habits after she left. “First rehab I went to was, like, university on how to be a better drug addict,” she ...