Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

A Department of Justice document combined with interviews reveal that a long-running investigation into organized crime led ...

A large study of data from Veterans Affairs finds that people on GLP-1 drugs were less likely to develop substance abuse disorder or overdose.

There are no 'safe use guarantees', but it's possible to reduce harm.

In 1921, Otto Loewi woke from a dream with the idea for an experiment that proved nerves communicate using chemicals, not just electricity. By showing that stimulating one frog’s heart released a ...

A Slidell mother says a free program helped save her from a life of substance abuse. Now, she's encouraging others with the ...

Cocaine has roared back worldwide, thanks to escalated coca cultivation and user demand. It has brought with it global overdose deaths.

Podcast host and author Bunnie Xo says a frightening medical emergency pushed her to stop using crystal meth, a turning point she details in her new memoir Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic.

Why don't we have better treatment options for people addicted to meth? It's more complicated than you would think.

Idaho feels removed from the headlines about drug overdoses that dominate coverage of coastal cities and struggling rust belt communities. But that distance is an illusion. Across Boise, Twin Falls, ...