Since weight-loss drugs that target the hormone GLP-1 have surged in popularity, some additional health benefits have emerged. Beyond helping people shed pounds, they also lower the risk of heart ...

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, which also treat diabetes, may help users battling drug and alcohol abuse as well. A study published in the Addiction medical journal Wednesday showed ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

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 ...

Sitting in the office of addiction family support service, the Whitechurch Addiction Support Programme (WASP), based in the ...

Two Minnesota recovery specialists pursue fair and equal access to addiction care for those with substance use disorder.

Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are enormously popular for people with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular risk. So, health professionals wondered: Could these drugs also be the key to ...

Addicts in recovery will eventually feel the pain of loss. The drug of choice is no longer a healthy option for coping and a new one must emerge. In addition, all the time devoted to depending on the ...

Political polarization. Selective outrage. Erosion of faith. Destruction of trust. Confusion of misinformation. Echo chambers ...

"I was just feeling like I needed a sense of community and home. I felt far away from myself, and that has been a touchstone for me since I was young," the 33-year-old singer said of her own ...

Keith Urban previously opened up about how drugs and alcohol addiction nearly destroyed his marriage to Nicole Kidman amid separation reports ...

Former President Donald Trump offered rare words of empathy to President Biden this week regarding the impacts of addiction. Trump told Fox News during a Thursday interview that he understood well the ...