No previous study had investigated the underlying link between being an “evening person” and problematic technology use. The ...

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

Every September, National Recovery Month is observed to increase awareness and understanding of mental health and substance ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

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 ...