A new study shows that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is more effective than moderate exercise at protecting adolescent lab animals from cocaine use.

The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to ...

Research highlights psychedelics' potential in treating substance use disorders, with a focus on altering the brain's ...

Young adult "night owls" (or "evening types"—those who prefer to stay up late) are significantly more at risk of developing ...

A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds that individuals who received medication for opioid use ...

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot ...

The UK government has announced an investment of over £10 million to tackle the country’s growing drug and alcohol addiction crisis ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — New research in Colorado is trying to curb marijuana addiction and learn more about its medicinal properties. Researchers believe it could also be used to help fight the opioid ...

A new approach, if successful in human trials, could curb addiction while not detracting from the positive feelings of ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series titled “New Challenges for Health Care.” The series of articles focuses on emerging issues that are facing decision makers at provider ...

Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Cure Addiction Now Cure Addiction Now (CAN) raised $800,000 toward funding research for substance use disorder at a fundraiser held Monday, February 24, at the Beverly ...

Retail is changing. Social-media platforms such as TikTok are launching e-commerce features that blur the lines between ...