Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and ...

Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis — or, how the brain gives rise to craving — is not ...

Addiction, a chronic mental health condition, affects millions of Americans, and traditional treatments have often fallen short of providing lasting relief. However, a new class of medications, GLP-1 ...

Serum melatonin levels are lower and peak later in patients with methamphetamine use disorder than in those without, ...

Addiction is a nonclinical term that refers to using a substance or repeating a behavior in a way that causes problems in many other areas of your life. A key aspect of addiction is feeling like you ...

The best way to tackle Arkansas' substance use crisis is through education, partnership, vulnerability and action.

Starting substance use early—especially alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis—increases the likelihood of addiction later in life ( 16, 17 ). In one study, each additional year of delayed onset reduced the ...

Co-occurring ADHD and substance use create unique challenges. The latest research shows what effective treatment really ...

The federal government’s recent repeal of its special licensing requirement for providers to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder (the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of ...

Lyra Health, a mental health company, announced Monday that it is expanding its substance use disorder services to support those struggling with cannabis, stimulants, opioids and nicotine. Burlingame, ...

With newly allocated funds, the Good News Rescue Mission aims to rehabilitate Shasta County's homeless. Here's how.