A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical treatments for individuals with alcohol use disorder. This collaborative ...

Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that ...

Telemedicine addiction treatment has long faced skepticism from medical boards and insurers, often dismissed as less effective than in-person care. Workit ...

Mindfulness, holistic care, and neuroscience are reshaping addiction treatment and offering hope for recovery. Mindfulness, holistic care, and neuroscience are reshaping addiction treatment and ...

Maggie Lowenstein, an addiction medicine specialist, has seen her patients struggling to get access to medications to treat opioid addiction. She’s an internal medicine doctor at Penn Medicine in ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Black and Hispanic people are “significantly less likely” to receive two medications used to treat opioid addiction, according to a new study.

A study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine claims to reveal a surge in gambling addiction following the legalization of sports betting. But does a rise in internet searches for gambling terms ...

Gambling addiction has soared since the legalization of sports betting in most American states, reveals a new study.

New research from UC San Diego provides the most comprehensive look yet at how the rapid expansion of sports betting venues, particularly online, is driving record increases in gambling addiction ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who'd been battling addiction for decades. Chronic pain patients on high doses of opioids. Sex workers and people living on ...

A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in 2023, meaning they could not stop or control alcohol ...