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 ...

For the last weeks of her life, Natalie, now 44, watched her daughter writhing in agony as her bladder was stripped of its ...

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. An addicted person dedicates more and more of their attention to getting drugs, finding ways to use, and concealing their use from others. All of these ...

As Los Angeles prepares for a “tsunami” of overdoses from flesh-eating drug tranq, one addict told The Post of the intense highs and lows of taking the animal tranquilizer. Shawn, who said tranq mixed ...

Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

The director of the West Virginia First Foundation expressed excitement over the potential of a program aimed at alleviating the effects of drug addiction across southern West Virginia. “This is a ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in ...

Missouri health officials released a warning about an unregulated drug called 7-OH that mimics the effects of opioids.

You may have heard of the painkiller OxyContin and wonder about its pros and cons. To help you better weigh its benefits and ...

Liberia's Education Ministry has blocked controversial plans to introduce mandatory drug testing in all of the country's ...