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

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.

Can something as common as heartbreak be a mental illness? Experts can't agree, but the research on bad romance is ...

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

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

The damaging effects of alcohol on the liver are well known, but scientists have recently discovered a hidden secret. New ...

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

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, to discuss addiction as a brain disorder, treatments for ...

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

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

Health officials scour research journals looking for studies that could really make a difference. Here is the scoop on Wegovy ...

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that individuals who received medication for opioid use ...