Scientists are racing to redesign how powerful painkillers work, aiming to keep the relief that opioids provide while ...

A new study published in the journal Science Signaling has found that an immune system protein plays a central role in the ...

Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global harm-reduction and recovery systems. Study: The evolving burden ...

Illegal drugs fundamentally shaped the 2024 Presidential election. The campaign season helped to reignite a focus on the opioid crisis and its devastating impacts on communities across the country.

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are transforming the health of millions of people—and a new study hints that even more could benefit from the drugs’ other effects on the body. A study ...

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 ...

Researchers are studying whether popular weight-loss drugs could reduce cravings not only for food, but for alcohol, heroin and other addictive drugs. Some patients taking the drugs for weight loss ...