After struggling for three years to get off prescription opioids, Moyers was given the medication in 2013 to ease his cravings for painkillers ... and mind-altering drugs in recovery.’” ...

For those struggling with addiction and substance abuse, medication-assisted recovery is an option. Dr. Drew Blackstock, an addictionologist at North Medical Center-Tupelo regularly treats individuals ...

Despite two-thirds of incarcerated people having substance use disorder, a new study reveals a lack of therapy options.

From alcoholism to Parkinson’s, scientists are studying the mechanisms behind the broad clinical potential of weight-loss ...

And that’s led to speculation that these drugs could reduce people’s other unhealthy cravings. Right now, the evidence supporting this potential benefit is little more than anecdotal.

To date, a number of clinical trials have shown weight regain after discontinuing GLP-1 drugs. In the STEP 1 trial extension, ...

Researchers at Dartmouth believe the intervention is effective enough to fund a company offering video games to schools.

Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach.

She imagined she’d at least get medicine that could help her safely stop using ... ‘Are you doing drugs? Do you have an addiction problem?’… I feel like she should have some knowledge ...

A new study suggests semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, used for type 2 diabetes, may lower the risk of opioid overdose in ...