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 ...

The drug addiction metaphors fly in Bill Gross' latest essay, which focuses on the U.S. government deficit. Citing reports from the IMF, BIS, and CBO, he says the government has to cut spending or ...

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.

In my last blog, I discussed that methamphetamine (or cocaine), in concert with fentanyl, is often a factor in overdose deaths in the United States. In this interview, I spoke with Jean Lud Cadet, MD, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ana Clara Bobadilla receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards.

Research published in high-quality peer-reviewed journals reveals key information on the realities of addiction, exposing pervasive myths and misconceptions, as in these examples. False Belief 1: Drug ...