Should we encourage or discourage a person with a substance use disorder to wait till they "hit rock bottom"? Treatment should start in preaddiction, before the worst case.

Each May and October, millions are urged to “raise awareness” for mental health through national and international campaigns, ...

Previous studies in mice suggested long-term antibiotic use can disrupt the gut's mucosal lining, which may contribute to weight gain. The team urges more research to determine the consequences of ...

New research suggests that a popular group of medications used for diabetes and weight loss may also help treat alcohol and drug addiction. These drugs are called GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), ...

New research from UC San Diego found that cannabis use among youth may be responsible for 13% of new cases of regular tobacco ...

Substance use is associated with a wide range of harms to young people’s physical health, mental wellbeing, and social development. Early and frequent use ...

How do we recognize and interpret what others are doing—whether they're greeting a friend, preparing a meal together or doing ...

GLP-1s hold promise as a potential treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders, according to an expert endocrine ...

A drug most often prescribed for diabetes and obesity might soon be prescribed to curb one of the world’s hardest to quit ...

Drugs like cocaine and a common metabolite of it, benzoylecgonine, show up in bodies of water near urban areas. People ...

A drug stronger than willpower is disrupting dining table order. New medications are surpassing countless diet methods by directly suppressing appetite. Wegovy and Mounjaro, dubbed the "miracle ...

In nature’s most unusual twist, some animals deliberately consume or manipulate other species to trigger chemical highs. From mammals that lick toxic amphibians to birds that rub insects on their ...