A new review explores how GLP-1 receptor agonists may blunt alcohol and drug reward signals, opening a promising but still unproven path toward repurposed treatments for addiction. Review: The role of ...
Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...
Al-Aly is a physician and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis and chief of research at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System. At a dinner party recently, someone poured my friend a glass ...
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 ...
A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn't use a patch. He ...
Substance use disorders continue to affect individuals, families, and communities across the United States. In Indiana ...
I am the chief of the Newtown Police Department in Ohio and a Marine Corps veteran. I've dedicated my career to serving the public because I believed I could make a difference in the lives of others.
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 ...
Weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic may become the new frontline warriors in treating and preventing drug and alcohol addiction, a large new study shows. The research, published Wednesday in ...
School has started around the country, which for many kids means a tough adjustment back to early wake-ups, sitting still and homework. This is especially difficult ...
DCEA Commissioner General, Mr Aretas Lyimo, said the initiative is designed to give recovering drug users the tools they need ...