The effect was seen across a wide variety of addictive and habit-forming substances, including cocaine, opioids, alcohol, ...

Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, ...

Long-term use of stimulant medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not appear to cause lasting changes in brain development, according to a study published in Progress in ...

Al-Aly and his colleagues found that people starting the GLP-1 drugs had lower risks of developing addiction to multiple substances. Compared with the other medications, people taking the GLP-1 drugs ...

New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling substance use disorders.

A large new study suggests they may drastically reduce the risk substance use disorders and drug-related deaths.

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for ...

From online forums to the clinic, people have reported that diabetes and weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can ...

Many Americans reach for medicine far more often than they may realize, according to a new national survey that highlights just how common weekly medication use has become. A study published in JAMA ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...