A former drug addict said that ketamine should be a Class A drug as data revealed the number of people being treated in ...

Since 2021, New Yorkers have been rightly puzzled by OnPoint NYC, the “safe injection” sites where hard-drug addicts shoot up under medical supervision. After all, drugs like fentanyl and heroin are ...

People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on ...

A large study of data from Veterans Affairs finds that people on GLP-1 drugs were less likely to develop substance abuse disorder or overdose.

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have long helped people eat less — now, they’re showing promise in helping people crave less. A new analysis of records from over 600,000 diabetic veterans found that GLP-1 ...

A large epidemiological study of more than 600,000 veterans with diabetes suggests GLP-1 weight-loss medications may reduce drug- and alcohol-related overdoses and deaths ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

As Americans continue to die of drug overdoses at record-setting rates, The New York Times reached out to more than 100 healthcare professionals to get their take on treating patients with opioid ...

We know that addicts lose control over their lives and that they would as soon give up breathing as stop using their preferred substance/s. Yet, the critical question of why one member of an ...

The notion that we can assume people suffering from substance use disorders will freely choose what is best for them and their children is regularly undermined by reality. Too many children have paid ...

The toxic empathy of Democratic policies on homelessness and drug use allows homeless drug addicts to slowly kill themselves in the streets and even prevents them from getting the treatment they need ...