September is National Recovery Month. When these three words come to mind, they often elicit thoughts of individuals who are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Dr. Cashuna (“Shun”) Huddleston, ...

New research suggests GLP-1 medications can blunt people's cravings for potentially addictive substances like opioids.

“In every case I have worked with, the addiction is a response to one of two things: a concretely traumatic experience, or an ...

People with a history of opioid abuse who took Novo Nordisk A/S’s Ozempic were less likely to overdose, according to a study ...

A study of people with type 2 diabetes and opioid use disorder suggests that the key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy shows promise against addiction.

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

Those taking semaglutide were 63% less likely to overdose than those taking DPP-4 inhibitors, a widely used type of diabetes ...

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

Leptin, a hormone that helps with weight control, also plays a role in normal cognition. Leptin resistance occurs when the ...

Avoiding certain foods during pregnancy is essential to protect the overall health and safety of you and your developing baby ...

Callaghan Vineyards owner/winemaker Kent Callaghan, a senior statesman in Arizona’s wine industry, said part of the decline in young consumer interest stems from recent studies by the World Health ...

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 ...