Researchers estimate that 30% of cannabis users will develop an addiction called cannabis use disorder. Here's how to ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Lawmakers set aside the money in the state budget to study ibogaine, which may help treat PTSD and other ailments.

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. An addicted person dedicates more and more of their attention to getting drugs, finding ways to use, and concealing their use from others. All of these ...

Sept. 23, GNA-Illicit drug abuse has emerged as a pervasive global issue, particularly among the youth, with devastating consequences for individuals, families, and society at large. The ease of ...

A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug ...

This 3-part series looks at the current evidence for the treatment of SUD, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder.

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 ...

Where does opium come from? The opium poppy grows best in warm, dry climates. Most opium is grown in a long, narrow stretch of mountains in central Asia, an area that starts in Turkey and moves east ...

Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MSPs backed the bill. Ross called it a "dark day" for Holyrood. The legislation ...