Fifty years of outstanding neuroscience research studies have revealed many secrets of how drugs of abuse affect and change ...

ABERDEEN – During a training session June 11 at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, representatives of the law enforcement, judicial and recovery sectors learned and networked about ways to ...

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Your brain processes the pleasure of everyday behaviors like eating and drinking similarly to the pleasure of using drugs. Disentangling them requires understanding how memories are formed.

CINCINNATI — A new monthly meeting for stakeholders in Cincinnati aims to tackle what many believe is an ongoing addiction crisis proactively. “Now we’ve created a space where we’re ...

Opinion: Hunter Biden has been found guilty. But his drug addiction reflects America's problem. I’ve seen what happens when someone receives care.

Harlan County, Kentucky, a rural part of the state with high overdose rates, is becoming a model for addiction recovery. The county has implemented recovery programs, drug courts, and ...

Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug's entry to brain A vaccine that helps people overcome cocaine addiction has shown signs of being safe and effective in a small trial ...

Nevada ranks third for the worst drug problems in the U.S., with nearly 30 percent of students exposed to drugs at school and the third-highest rate of early teen marijuana use, the study found.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day underscores the agency's dedication to safeguarding public health and safety ami ...

Republicans hope to save a lot of tax dollars by cutting Medicaid. Drug policy experts say as many as a million Americans in treatment for addiction could lose coverage.