Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study supported by the National ...

Ozempic, Mounjaro and similar medications for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss could also help people struggling with addiction, according to a new study. Researchers found that people addicted to ...

Since addiction has physical, neurobiological causes, one would expect the brains of addicts to function differently than the brains of non-addicts. This is exactly what happens, says Dr. Howard ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use? The foundation’s lawsuit brings to the forefront broader issues within the U.S. immigration system, particularly its ...

The conversation about addiction within Black families requires a fundamental shift toward understanding it as a medical condition rather than a moral failing. This perspective change proves crucial ...

Los Angeles, California - From Refugee Camp to Research Leadership: Dr. Edythe London's Quest to Conquer Addiction In a captivating Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Edythe ...

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 ...

There’s no formal diagnosis (yet). But experts say there’s growing recognition of this problem — and some work on solutions. Can the word “addiction” — typically associated with drugs, alcohol, ...

• Rates are double those of older Americans who encountered processed foods later in life Gen X may be paying the price for growing up in the snack-food boom. A new University of Michigan study finds ...

"The bar for recognizing addiction has been far lower in other cases," said co-author Erica LaFata, assistant research professor at Drexel University's Center for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science ...