The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug ...

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...

The Trump administration has reportedly slashed federal funding for mental health and addition programs, a move that experts ...

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

It’s hard to justify strikes on drug boats that kill dozens while having a negligible effect on overdoses in the U.S., writes ...

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

Many of the affected grant programs had bipartisan support and President Donald Trump has supported them in the past.

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 ...

University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating ...

The drug semaglutide—licensed for diabetes under Ozempic and weight loss under Wegovy—could help to reduce cocaine addiction. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and the University ...

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 ...