Addiction treatment has grown significantly in its ability to provide safe medical treatments that can benefit someone just starting their recovery journey or help support someone who has already made ...

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) refers to a group of behavioral and physical conditions a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to drugs in the womb. There are two major types of NAS: ...

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a national clinical trial to investigate the effects of psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms” derived from Psilocybe cubensis. The ...

How Are Alcohol And Depression Linked? Depressive disorders result in symptoms that cause serious reductions in a person’s ability to engage in activities of daily living (ADLs). These ADLs can be as ...

“Swiping right” on modern dating apps can bring users one step closer to matching with a potential partner, but drug dealers in Florida are abusing this opportunity to sell their wares. Detectives ...

Johnson & Johnson, alongside three major pharmaceutical distributors, have agreed to pay nearly $26 billion to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits on Friday. These lawsuits claimed that their ...

Alcohol includes all types of beer, wine, and liquor. Alcohol ranks number one on this list due to its accessibility and the extensive health problems and injuries associated with use. An estimated 95 ...

The destruction caused by the opioid crisis spreads far and wide in the US. There are many massive contributors to the damage, most notably Purdue Pharma and other pharmaceutical entities. However, ...

In November 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration estimated that 6 out of every 10 fake prescription fentanyl pills may contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. Currently, drug overdose is ...

Snapchat, the popular photo and instant messaging app, is integrating a new approach to lowering the dealing of drugs on the platform. These efforts are being made in attempt to keep the community of ...

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is appearing more frequently in drug supplies across the country and is thought to be responsible for thousands of overdoses in states like Pennsylvania, New York, ...

Lean, also known by the popular street name “purple drank,” is an illicit substance made with codeine, containing cough syrup, soda, hard candy, occasionally alcohol, and the antihistamine, ...