Struggling with alcohol cravings? Naltrexone targets the brain's reward center to minimize drinking urges and reduce harmful ...

MIAMI — When Susan Akin first started injecting a coveted weight-loss drug early this year, the chaos in her brain quieted. The relentless cravings subsided — only they’d never been for food. The ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in the brain. Early trials show reductions in alcohol intake, opioid seeking, ...

Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

WalletHub has released its 2025 list of the states with the biggest drug problems nationwide, looking at which places have the worst issues with drug abuse. More specifically, the study examines ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

Amid increasing rates of cancer among young people and growing evidence that no level of alcohol consumption is safe, the United States stands as an outlier in telling its citizens that drinking ...

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, highlighting the risks of gambling addiction as the NCAA basketball tournament progresses. Gambling addiction shares similar characteristics with drug and ...