Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

A new study published in the journal Science Signaling has found that an immune system protein plays a central role in the ...

A new study from UC San Diego in La Jolla and the National Institute on Drug Abuse points to what researchers consider a promising biochemical approach to reverse the cycle of cocaine addiction — all ...

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

Inside the massive dining room at San Patrignano, windowed walls overlook northern Italy's rambling hillsides. Taking in the arresting view is a 20-year-old from Detroit. Sometimes Michael is ...

PARK CITY, Utah — No matter what city you’re in, there’s always more beneath the surface — including drug use. “Sometimes we pretend in communities, like ours in Park City, that nothing is wrong, and ...

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 ...

'Nightline' follows Denver students recovering from substance abuse. At 5280 High School in Denver, the morning bell gives way to a different kind of assembly for the first day of school. The students ...

It’s a point of pride, major selling point and plain old common sense: Have an actual medical doctor assist licensed addiction treatment centers as they care for patients quitting dangerous drugs and ...

(WKYT) - As the sun rises over Taylor Made Farm in Jessamine County, several dozen men gather in a home, heads bowed, and deep in prayer. Each man is on a journey to rebuild a life shattered by drug ...