COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab will explore how GLP-1 drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, its head of development Martin Holst Lange told an ...

Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and alcohol. But research on the benefits is limited.

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...

Are you a lifelong sweet tooth (a sugar addict)? Can’t finish a meal without something sweet to top it off? Does your stomach have a “reserve tank” purely for sweets? Me too. I could be completely ...

In an effort to reduce drug overdose deaths and help Ohioans battle substance use disorders, the federal government recently awarded $100 million in grant funding to the state with more than $68 ...

At Beyond Addiction symposium at UAlbany, Dr. Joshua Lynch detailed how the MATTERS app connects New Yorkers to telemedicine ...

Opioid overdoses kill more than three Arizonans every day. Luckily, we have an effective treatment: buprenorphine and methadone, collectively referred to as medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

We’re in the final stretch of the year that seems to blur from tailgates to Friendsgiving gatherings to holiday celebrations. A glance at the calendar shows all upside, but for many, it’s a season of ...

You're reading Part 6 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

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If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Priscilla recounts staying by her son's side through his withdrawals from fentanyl and heroin In this ...

Eminem, 52, has been sober from drugs for 17 years — but his road to recovery hasn’t been easy. The rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, opened up about his former drug addiction in his ...