Adolescents who use drugs or binge drink alcohol are more likely to experience psychological distress and have seriously ...

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders, which can include addictions to alcohol or drugs. Other issues that affect millions - such as gambling, shopping, gaming, ...

The Hechinger Report reports Fort Kent, Maine, launches a recovery high school to combat rising youth overdoses, prioritizing ...

In 2003, Wendy Dossett chaired an international symposium at a UK university. “I don’t remember chairing it. I know that I did, but I don’t remember anything that happened,” she says. At the time, she ...

At least three decades of research on the intersection of substance use with domestic and family violence consistently shows the frequency, severity and impact of violence increases in the context of ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn't use a patch. He ...

A massive study of more than 600,000 U.S. veterans suggests that popular GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide may do far more than help with diabetes and weight loss—they could also fight addiction itself.

High schoolers at White Oak School recently got a lesson in the dangers of drugs. Staff from the Hampden District Attorney’s ...

Can a psychedelic drug with heavy side-effects and anecdotal evidence as a treatment for addiction become a wonder drug for ...

The hospital has introduced programs and training over the years to help providers treat pregnant patients who have substance use disorder.

Cara Delevingne has spoken openly about her struggles with addiction during a recent podcast. The 33-year-old supermodel also ...

Port Hope chief of police encourages strengthened coordinated responses and “upstream” interventions over “arresting our way ...