For as long as the federal government has worked to support substance use treatment, it has operated on a simple premise: Addiction medicine’s objective is to help people using drugs stop — completely ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In late 2016, Steven Klein realized that he’d lost control over his drinking and stimulant use. He became sober ...

"This is the first trial showing semaglutide's potential as a drug for cocaine dependence," said study author and ...

GOP state Sen. Donald Douglas will file a bill in 2026 to research the illicit drug ibogaine as an alternative to treat addiction.

A coalition of addiction experts said more than 300 physicians, harm reduction workers and researchers signed a letter delivered to Congress late on Monday warning of "dire consequences" if the U.S.