Today, the Addiction Policy Forum released a new video explainer on the science of addiction available in 12 languages. The project, supported by the Cencora Impact Foundation and the Ethnic ...

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With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug ...

Cannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a new paper published in ...

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Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), discusses her ...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published the first-ever science-based guide to drug addiction treatment. In its Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide ...

Norbert Heuser: The Man Who Wants to Steal Your Coffee (For Your Own Good, Of Course) / The Everyday Warrior Nation So, what if I told you there’s a guy who thinks your beloved morning coffee is ...

The Times spent nearly a year evaluating research and interviewing psychiatrists and neuroscientists about the science behind MERT providers’ claims. Here are the key takeaways from our ...

We must fully integrate addiction treatment into medicine, so we approach it like any other health condition, offering treatment based in rigorous science while also addressing patients’ social ...