The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.

A day after funding termination notices went out to more than 2,000 programs nationwide, the administration reversed itself ...

One such evening about four years ago, Charmyra Harrell arrived there limping, her right leg swollen and covered in sores.

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

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

Kara Stainbrook depended on alcohol to get through the day for two years. The 45-year-old from Mercer, Pennsylvania, was going through a bottle of vodka a week, sometimes two, and hiding it from her ...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has ordered tougher addiction warnings for several widely used ...

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 ...

In fact, they found it to work even better than the current most-effective drug for treating alcoholism on the market. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, over 28 ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...