Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, ...

A large epidemiological study of more than 600,000 veterans with diabetes suggests GLP-1 weight-loss medications may reduce ...

Weight-loss drug users were less likely to suffer many common addictions including to alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine, ...

‘Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study’ by Miao Cai et al. was published in The BMJ at 23:30 hours UK time ...

Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

Researchers say the study provides insight into how early biological stress shapes addictive behaviors and identifies a ...

Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at "ending crime and disorder on America's streets," national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Between four and 10 million people in the U.S. have fibromyalgia. Many doctors look askance at the disorder, leading some patients to seek pain relief from substance use.

Drug addiction has been one of America’s growing public health concerns for decades. Despite the development of effective treatments and support resources, few people who are suffering from a ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

When the pain of drug and alcohol addiction is finally too much, residents of Richland County can turn to Catalyst Life Services as many times as it takes. The average sober person has about seven ...