The effect was seen across a wide variety of addictive and habit-forming substances, including cocaine, opioids, alcohol, ...

People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on ...

Nassau County lawmakers on Monday approved a bill banning the sale of kratom products often sold in smoke shops, convenience ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The latest figures on heroin show the number of first time users in this country has increased by 60 percent over the last decade to 156,000. Addiction experts say once hooked ...

I don’t drink anymore. I don’t smoke anymore.” He might have shrugged it off, but reports accumulated in his clinic and ...

Kansas lawmakers move to ban kratom, placing the herbal product in the same drug class as heroin amid safety concerns.

A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

Rock legend Billy Idol recently shared that he turned to an illicit substance to kick his habit of using another one. The 70-year-old rocker shared that he turned to smoking crack cocaine as a means ...

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed ...