The assumption that addiction is always harmful has gotten us nowhere toward helping kids or regulating the corporations that ...

The Trump administration says it wants to tackle the "addiction epidemic." But it's eliminating addiction treatment resources and access to mental healthcare.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be ...

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

My team and I set out to test whether GLP-1 drugs — medications like semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound), originally developed for diabetes and then approved for ...

Experiencing multiple childhood traumas doesn't just increase the risk of a single addiction. A new study suggests it creates ...

GLP-1 medications may quiet the brain signals behind addiction, reducing substance use disorders and overdose risk across ...

Lurking beneath today’s raft of social media addiction lawsuits blaming platforms for harming minors are three broad public policy concerns. These frets could easily affect corporate liability in ...

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Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder ...