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

HOUSTON - After overcoming a decade-long crack cocaine addiction, Ashla Glass says a higher calling pushed her to act. Now, ...

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

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to alcohol, and was derived from the Latin term for legally binding someone into a ...

A therapist who treats phone addictions says the withdrawal symptoms people suffer are similar to those experienced by drug addicts. Lee Fernandes, 48, is an Addiction Specialist at UKAT, an ...

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 ...

A Houston woman is turning her own substance abuse issues and her family history of drug addiction into hope for individuals ...

Everyone wants to make you an addict. Some people sell illicit drugs on the black market and want you to become addicted to them so they can profit from you. The dealers naturally focus on drugs that ...

Forums like Lost in Kensington offer hope — and help — to families seeking to reconnect with people living on Philly's ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative ...

What Is It Like To Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse, by Owen Flanagan, Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $24.99 Addiction is a problem that defenders of liberty need to face, for if ...