James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...

The measure effectively renews a public health program first created under Trump in 2018 that later expired after five years.

Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms ...

Addiction concetualization - Philosophical and logical differences and misinterpretations One of the first issues I take with the argument against control as a major factor in addiction is the ...

Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

To express the ambient feeling that "things are getting worse," there exists, of course, a meme. It plots iterations of a chart, and on its x-axis floats the disembodied, smiling face of President ...

As with all wars, the war on drugs sustains itself through its failures. Every overdose, every new cartel, every surge in ...

Gary Horejsi wrestled with the decision before him, knowing a life could be in his hands. It was the third time that the woman had used drugs or alcohol since coming to CRI-Help, which runs a 135-bed ...

Share on Pinterest A growing body of evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs prescribed for obesity and diabetes could also help treat addiction. FreshSplash/Getty Images GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and ...