A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

You’re probably all too familiar with Ozempic and other diabetes medications that are commonly used as weight-loss drugs. Diet culture is in the spotlight again, and public figures like Elon Musk and ...

Ozempic and similar semaglutide-based medications have been hailed as miracle drugs. Known as GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists, this class of medications mimics a natural hormone the small ...

In 2023, 48.5 million people ages 12 or older in the U.S. contended with a substance use disorder or disorders -- for almost 29 million, it was an alcohol use disorder (AUD) and around 27 million ...

Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who'd been battling addiction for decades. Chronic ...

Scientists are learning more about the strange effects of Ozempic and similar GLP-1 drugs on alcohol use. New research shows that these obesity and diabetes medications might actually change how our ...

CITY. THAT’S TRAFFIC AT 446. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH NOW TAKING A BREAK FROM ANTIDEPRESSANTS, EXPERTS SAY THERE IS A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO DO IT HERE WITH SOME ADVICE. AS DOCTOR ALICE ...

Las Vegas tourism is slipping, and some say GLP‑1 drugs are dulling the desire to drink, gamble and splurge in Sin City. The ...

Ketamine Has a Low Addiction Potential in a Clinical Setting Ketamine is an anesthetic agent, used off-label as a novel, rapid-acting antidepressant. For many people with treatment-resistant ...

Opioid overdoses kill more than three Arizonans every day. Luckily, we have an effective treatment: buprenorphine and methadone, collectively referred to as medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Two skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina reached a settlement this month that bars them from discriminating against people with a ...