A commonly prescribed antidepressant has shown positive signs in reducing methamphetamine use with the lead researcher ...

Once someone gets involved with drugs, it doesn’t stop at simple use. They often fall into bigger crimes like drug ...

(The Conversation) – A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He ...

We know that addicts lose control over their lives and that they would as soon give up breathing as stop using their preferred substance/s. Yet, the critical question of why one member of an ...

Progressive “harm reduction” advocates have insisted for decades that active users should take a central role in crafting drug policy. While this belief is profoundly reckless—akin to letting drunk ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

There’s growing evidence that GLP-1 drugs can treat more than diabetes and obesity. “It was a surprise to people. Here’s an ...

President Trump’s plan to curb “urban disorder” could spell the end of “safe injection sites” that flout federal drug laws. The idea that local governments have to comply with federal law has, ...

Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, ...

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proposed a controversial new law to get drug addicts off the city's streets by expanding the state's involuntary commitment laws. The ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Ziyad Al-Aly receives funding from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his ...