Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In late 2016, Steven Klein realized that he’d lost control over his drinking and stimulant use. He became sober ...

Researchers at Wayne State University will work with Michigan agencies and education partners to improve access to ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in ...

New research suggests that a popular group of medications used for diabetes and weight loss may also help treat alcohol and drug addiction. These drugs are called GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), ...

TRUMANN, Ark. - It's being called one of the biggest drug busts in the history of northeastern Arkansas: The FBI announced on Tuesday the indictments of 21 people accused of distributing ...

Since 2021, New Yorkers have been rightly puzzled by OnPoint NYC, the “safe injection” sites where hard-drug addicts shoot up under medical supervision. After all, drugs like fentanyl and heroin are ...

The Trump administration is calling for the compound 7-OH, a popular byproduct of the Kratom plant found in diet and pain-relief pills, to be scheduled as an illicit drug. Food and Drug Administrator ...

A man standing up from a wheelchair prepares to inject himself with a needle on Southampton Street in the Mass. and Cass area of Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The debate over how to deal with ...

There have been “promising” declines in high school students’ overall use of illicit substances, concludes a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2013, the ...