A decision about how to spend settlement funds in Carter County, Kentucky, which was hit hard by the opioid epidemic, offers ...

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Facing an "unprecedented drug crisis", Vancouver decriminalised drug possession. The laws unleashed a fierce debate as deaths ...

At the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, Americans see a host of economic issues, including inflation, as top problems facing the country.

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A new clinical trial showed promising results in curbing alcohol cravings in individuals with moderate alcohol-use disorder.

While medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are FDA-approved for treating opioid use disorder, they ...

A 52-year-old man has knocked his decade-long cocaine addiction on the head after receiving weight-loss injections. The jab ...

Kennedy Jr. is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Hours after Kennedy was sworn in, President Donald Trump ...

Scientists have developed a lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) to the brain via intravenous injection, a challenge that has long been limited by the protective nature ...

Semaglutide — the active substance in Ozempic and Wegovy — may help reduce alcohol cravings in people with alcohol use ...