A new study published in European Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that semaglutide, a drug already used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, may also help reduce cocaine use, drug-seeking behavior, ...

New University of Minnesota Medical School research has found key advancements in drug addiction treatment. Researchers focused specifically on brain cells called astrocytes and chemicals like ...

For the fifth year in a row, use of most substances among teenagers in the United States has continued to hover around the ...

Recently, we had reports that unhealthy gambling has increased in Maryland (“Does Maryland have a sports betting problem?” Oct. 17). This means that more people are losing control when it comes to ...

About 1 in 5 individuals develop a substance use disorder; more than 46 million people in the United States are affected at any given time. And yet, most people choose to use alcohol or other drugs ...

A class of drugs commonly used to treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is pushing people into risky sexual behavior. Patients taking dopamine agonists say the ...

President Trump recently signed an executive order changing marijuana’s Controlled Substances Act classification from Schedule I to Schedule III.

Drugs taken by millions in the US can cause "deviant" sexual behavior including pedophilia, according to new reports. But patients say they weren't warned by their doctors. A class of drugs commonly ...