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

You want to support and assist your loved one, but you also don’t want to become overwhelmed or have the person overly rely ...

Patients on semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and the weight-loss drug Wegovy, were less than half as likely to ...

If you’re taking Ozempic, you already know how important it is to eat a well-balanced diet. But what about your alcohol ...

Growing awareness of how addiction and trauma are intertwined has birthed a new generation of treatment strategies.

New research highlights that men and women with alcohol dependence may need different treatment approaches due to distinct ...

In this study, 268 men and 132 women with alcoholism answered questionnaires about their moods, cravings and alcohol use during three months of treatment. They were also tested to measure the ...

After struggling for three years to get off prescription opioids, Moyers was given the medication in 2013 to ease his cravings for painkillers. It worked quickly and completely. “I was like, ...

A leading local drugs worker says the news that Inverclyde has the country’s highest alcohol death rate came as no surprise to him.

The announcement comes as the rate of people killed by overdose in the U.S. quadrupled over the past 20 years, with 107,941 ...

In 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) reported that 14.4 per cent of Nigerians are involved in drug ...