I’ve seen firsthand how stigma can block life-saving treatments. Medications for addiction treatment offer hope and healing ...

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’s a Band-Aid, not a ...

Buprenorphine is relatively safe and reduces the risk of opioid death by 38% compared with those not receiving medication.

RelateXR uses virtual reality to help recovering addicts envision the outcome of active addiction versus long-term recovery.

Just 44 percent of jails offer incarcerated people with opioid use disorder medications like methadone, buprenorphine or ...

Addiction affects millions of people, and some of the things that loved ones often do can end up holding people back from ...

Pandemic-era rules, set to expire Dec. 31, enabled telehealth prescriptions of controlled medications like buprenorphine, ...

Despite two-thirds of incarcerated people having substance use disorder, a new study reveals a lack of therapy options.

At the beginning of September, Oregon’s 3 1/2-year experiment with decriminalizing drugs came to an end as it reinstated some ...

From alcoholism to Parkinson’s, scientists are studying the mechanisms behind the broad clinical potential of weight-loss ...

Gray said because of the strong potency of drugs recently, people need to be more open-minded. “The addiction field and society have to look at things in a different way,” Gray said. “We can’t shame ...

British Columbia Premier David Eby recently announced that his government plans to open highly secure facilities where people ...