A new study found GLP-1 drugs were associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer drug overdoses, and 26% ...

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 ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Last summer, I learned that I needed major oral surgery, including having some teeth removed, bone grafts and ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

When Louise Vincent was introduced at a drug policy conference last month in Phoenix, the huge crowd erupted in applause. She's a small woman, rail thin. At age 47, her face is weathered by what she ...

Every 90 minutes, a New Yorker dies from a preventable drug overdose. Long Island, too, has been ravaged; Nassau and Suffolk counties have two of the 10 highest overdose death rates in New York State.

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse on Friday launched the 2026 National Senior School Essay Writing Competition on Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, targeting senior ...

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. An addicted person dedicates more and more of their attention to getting drugs, finding ways to use, and concealing their use from others. All of these ...

This post is in response to Casual Sex: A Psychiatrist Responds By Ravi Chandra M.D., D.F.A.P.A. David Mura's classic essay, "A Male Grief: Notes on Pornography and Addiction," has just been reissued ...