Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...

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 his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – In the face of rising addiction rates, the community triage center, The Link, is providing a safe space for people facing substance use and alcohol addiction recovery.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - News Channel 3 continues to report in depth on the drug crisis impacting our valley. And now, a Palm Springs man has created a nonprofit app aimed at helping people ...

Scientists say they've uncovered striking new evidence of how alcohol addiction impacts the brain's learning systems—and how those systems may slowly adapt during recovery—in a new study published in ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists, already used for Type 2 diabetes and obesity, show promise in reducing alcohol and drug-seeking ...

Kathryn Burgum is co-chair of the Great American Recovery Initiative and White House senior adviser for addiction recovery.

Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

While most people with a friend or family member with alcohol use disorder (AUD) mean well, it can be easy to inadvertently say something that hurts more than it helps. In fact, even calling someone ...

For weeks, Steele, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and members of his lab have traveled to an addiction treatment center in Middletown, Connecticut, where they are ...

The "sober-curious" movement has gained strength in recent years alongside research directly linking alcohol to seven cancers and increased risk of heart disease. Earlier this year, former Surgeon ...

A desire to help others and break the chain of addiction have helped nurse Lori Jean Shinkle work with people at their lowest point. “As a kid I was very sickly, and the nurses always ...