Could drugs like Mounjaro treat people with cannabis use disorder? They might. Preliminary research indicates they may stop ...

A mind-bending hallucinogen is moving out of the counterculture and into the clinic. The Food and Drug Administration on ...

Researchers are testing whether GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally for diabetes and obesity, can reduce cravings and relapse in substance use disorders. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed ...

People taking new weight-loss drugs say they curb cravings for booze, drugs, and nicotine. Did scientists inadvertently create an addiction-busting drug? Scientific evidence is mounting that the new ...

Studies show that ibogaine can be effective for short-term opioid addiction treatment, especially reducing drug cravings and some withdrawal symptoms.

Opium is a highly addictive drug. It’s made from juice extracted from the unripe seed pods of opium poppy plants (the scientific name is Papaver somniferum). Opium is used to make a class of drugs ...

NOTE: This article is carved from a speech delivered by the author on the occasion of A Freshers Welcome program organized by the Agriculture Science Department of Fumbisi Senior High School in ...