Amphetamines disrupt dopamine signaling and can lead to addiction, insomnia and even death. Researchers are using the tiny roundworm C. elegans to uncover how these drugs affect the brain. They ...

The city’s public hospital network is building a new substance use treatment center at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx to consolidate an array of services diffused throughout the community.

Maybe, consideration of substance use disorders as complex experiences reaching beyond the label of addiction could spark more compassion than an image of a fried brain.

Russell Brand opens up about leaving drug use behind after converting to Chrisitanity (Image via Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty) It has been more than a month since Metropolitan Police charged Russell ...

Altimmune said on Thursday that it plans to test its lead experimental obesity drug, pemvidutide, to potentially treat alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease.

(CNN) — Protein shakes, pre-workout mixes and other supplements aren’t always just a part of a gym routine. In adolescents and young adults, they could be connected to a body image disorder that ...

Nevertheless, says Victoria Burns, who studies homelessness, stigma, addiction and recovery at the University of Calgary in Canada, substance-use disorders affect people everywhere.

Naltrexone (referred to as the "Ozempic of alcohol") is a drug that can help reduce alcohol and opioid cravings for people living with substance misuse disorder. Here's what to know about the ...

Generally, the condition is pretty rare and affects less than 1% of the U.S. population. Most people with this condition ...

Digital screening and brief interventions (15), as well as discussion groups dedicated to excessive substance use (16) surfaced already in the 1980’s and since then, the field of digital interventions ...