Addiction, a chronic mental health condition, affects millions of Americans, and traditional treatments have often fallen short of providing lasting relief. However, a new class of medications, GLP-1 ...

Ozempic and similar semaglutide-based medications have been hailed as miracle drugs. Known as GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists, this class of medications mimics a natural hormone the small ...

Does the approach to treating opioid addiction need a radical overhaul? After her son's death, Melissa Etheridge turned her grief into advocacy by creating a foundation to support new research into ...

GLP-1 agonist medications such as Ozempic have been game changers in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Recently, a new study found evidence that Ozempic may be a promising medicine for ...

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A new study has identified the top reasons why some physicians may be reluctant to intervene in addiction. The comprehensive review, pulling 283 studies published on this topic within the last 61 ...

Addiction medicine is currently recognized as a medical specialty. However, many people, including other medical specialists, think of addiction medicine as a "fringe" specialty, treating addiction ...

M ethadone is “the best tool we have” to fight opioid addiction, says Ashish Thakrar, a doctor at the University of Pennsylvania’s school of medicine. Yet many of his patients are unable to get it. At ...

Substance-use disorder is one of Bermuda’s most urgent and most under-addressed public health crises. It destabilises families, burdens health and justice systems, and leaves communities fractured.