When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, was reportedly spotted using a nicotine pouch during his Senate confirmation hearing, it sparked a firestorm of curiosity.

Psilocybin works by increasing "mental flexibility," allowing patients to reframe their relationship with addiction, ...

Psilocybin, also known as “magic mushrooms,” may help smokers quit tobacco for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin ...

Psychedelic therapy is a promising approach for tackling tobacco addiction, early results of a pilot clinical trial show in which psilocybin outperformed nicotine patches in helping smokers quit.

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

Just one dose of psilocybin combined with therapy is associated with “significantly increased long-term abstinence” from cigarettes compared to nicotine patches, according to a new study published by ...

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 ...

The effect was seen across a wide variety of addictive and habit-forming substances, including cocaine, opioids, alcohol, ...

They found that after three years of follow-up, the group taking GLP-1 agonists like Novo Nordisk's semaglutide and Eli Lilly's tirzepatide were 14% less likely to develop substance use disorders ...

People taking GLP-1 drugs often talk about “food noise” vanishing: the constant mental chatter about food that dominated thei ...

Coloradans can earn up to $100 by completing a coaching series designed to help them quit tobacco and nicotine products, a ...

Public health officials seek ban on flavored nicotine products to curb youth vaping, while business owners warn of potential closures and lost revenue.