When we get sick, with the flu, say, or pneumonia, there can be a period where the major symptoms of our illness have ...

Understanding that people don’t have a choice in mental illness and addiction is the first step in reducing stigma and ...

The researchers defined heavy alcohol use as regular alcohol consumption of three or more drinks per day. One drink was equivalent to 14 g of pure alcohol -- typically, 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of ...

The drugs are part of a new generation of obesity medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists that have soared in popularity ...

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive ...

A single neural thread in the brain may explain why some people who are hurt lash out while others turn the pain inward. A new study published in Science Advances reveals that early-life trauma can ...

Limit or avoid alcohol to lower your risk of heart disease, cancer and dementia.

Starting substance use early—especially alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis—increases the likelihood of addiction later in life ( ...

I don’t know why I spent so much time trying to insert logic and rational thinking into the insanity of addiction when it never made sense in the first place. That one decision to break the seal of ...

A statewide study of more than 60,000 adult Oregonians shows that living near cannabis retail stores is associated with a ...

There are three obstacles to faster development and deployment of non-addictive pain treatments. They are the business ...

The new residence, exclusively for people ages 18 to 25 with drug and alcohol addictions, reflects increasing recognition that treatment of that age group — the most vulnerable to substance abuse — ...