As artificial intelligence is rapidly developing and becoming a growing presence in health care communication, a new study addresses a concern that large language models (LLMs) can reinforce harmful ...

Addiction is generally understood as a severe for of substance use disorder. Learn what distinguishes them and where to go to ...

Mass General Brigham researchers found that targeted prompts reduced the likelihood of stigmatizing language in LLMs when ...

From social sips to daily dependence, the journey into alcoholism can be subtle but deadly. Columnist Claire Nielsen shares a ...

National Health Ratings reports high teen substance misuse rates vary by state, with New Mexico leading at 16%, highlighting ...

A new national study finds that stigma toward patients with substance use disorders (SUD) remains widespread among U.S. healthcare providers—and varies significantly across types of substances.

In 2022, roughly 3.8% of Israelis reported misusing sedatives. By December 2023, that figure had jumped to 10.6%. In the latest round of data, collected in February 2025, the rate remained high at ...

With the massive rise of sports betting in the past few years, it may be no surprise that there are more people struggling with a gambling addiction or disorder. An estimated 2.5 million adults in ...

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant and lifelong risks to the developing baby, affecting them both before and after birth.

A former Miss Australia and Bacon Government member found guilty of emotional abuse and intimidation of her husband between ...

A research team from Virginia Commonwealth University has found that a drug currently in clinical trials for brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease might also have potential for treating alcohol ...