Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

By Tarun Sai Lomte From laboratory models to small human trials, a new review explores whether popular metabolic drugs could ...

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...

Opioid medications treat pain associated with surgery, cancer, chronic illness, and traumatic injury. The short-term effects of taking opioids are well-studied, but the long-term effects are less ...

The MHRA has strengthened addiction warnings for Z-drugs, benzodiazepines, and gabapentinoids after a review found risks of ...

Lisa Gennosa is not just a physician assistant, but also a devoted wife, loving mother, and the daughter of a liquor and narcotics agent. She has bravely chosen to share her deeply personal experience ...

University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating ...

About 20% of all people who consume alcohol develop an unhealthy use, accounting for over 5% of worldwide deaths. Bucknell University Professor Judy Grisel, psychology and neuroscience, was among ...

Speaking in front of Congress about fentanyl and the effects of addiction on his life will always be the “single most impactful moment” of Jelly Roll‘s life. The country musician spoke to Rolling ...