The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, ...

Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, resulting in a harmful outcome. Drugs that are most commonly misused include alcohol, which can cause brain shrinkage, and ...

Exenatide (Ex-4), a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist currently used in the management of type 2 diabetes, could effectively treat drug addiction, including cocaine dependence, new ...

This is a two-part series by the Messenger-Inquirer examining the use of opioid-based drugs in addiction treatment. Today’s ...

Dr. Nora Volkow, who leads the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, would like the public to know things are getting better. Mostly. By Matt Richtel Historically speaking, it’s not a bad time to be the ...

Could drugs like Mounjaro treat people with cannabis use disorder? They might. Preliminary research indicates they may stop ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The opioid crisis has been a quiet, deadly presence in America for a quarter-century ...