For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher is ...

Podcast: Is there a single explanation that accounts for all addictive behaviors, or is the reality more complex? Under the Cortex explores.

This week students at North Surry High have been participating in National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. The annual event is ...

Addiction and obesity share deep neurological roots. Can new treatments like GLP-1 drugs and MEAI help break the cycle?

Since the mid-1980s, a number of organizations, primarily in northern Mexico, have launched informational campaigns and ...

A study of people who started ADHD stimulant treatment via telehealth vs in-person visits shows no difference in risk of new substance use disorders except for young adults age 26-34.

First, as The New York Times warned on the front page in 1971, there was a "G.I. heroin addiction epidemic" in Vietnam. The drug's use was also on the rise in places like New York, where, in the ...

You might just know someone, close or distant, who has struggled with drug addiction at one point in time. It could be a distant relative or someone you went to school with, but the sheer probability ...

Alcoholic beverages could be a “gateway drug" leading to more harmful substances, addiction experts warn. Here's why they ...

Owner of Gold Coast Pharmaceutical Support Matthew Frankland, who runs clinics in Mermaid Beach, Southport and Brisbane, said more and more people were becoming dependent on the drugs.

An insider told MailOnline: “Sean is in rehab for pill addiction. He's had a long history of drug addiction, and he decided to get help when he was falling off the deep end again.” The exclusive ...