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Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths ...

A team of scientists has made a significant discovery about how the brain retains long-term memories. They identified the ...

Research hints that medications like Zepbound and Wegovy could provide new ways to treat opioid and alcohol abuse.

Creighton University researchers are studying the effects of Delta-8 THC on adolescents, using lab animals and devices that simulate vaping, a common method of using the drug.

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A vaccine against fentanyl—yes! Finally, a truly novel approach to SUDs is currently under development and hopefully will ...

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.

One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is 'allodynia' -- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new ...

Early data suggests GLP-1 drugs, renowned for their ability to assist in weight loss, may have a powerful effect on treating ...