Drug addiction manifests as a compulsive drive to take a drug despite serious adverse consequences. This aberrant behaviour has traditionally been viewed as bad 'choices' that are made voluntarily ...

Previous studies, mostly in animals, showed that these drugs could dampen addiction and cravings for substances including alcohol. Non-scientific, anecdotal reports from people taking semaglutide ...

He also published one of the first case series that found semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, to effectively reduce alcohol consumption among six people with addiction. (The drug ...

Clinical trials are currently underway to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction. While there are still many unanswered questions about the basic mechanisms ...

adds to a growing body of work hinting these drugs could help people manage drug and alcohol addiction. In the study, researchers used data from more than 227,000 people in Sweden's patient data ...

Let us unite in our commitment to combating drug and alcohol substance abuse and addiction, ensuring that every individual on the path to lasting recovery receives the care they deserve.

Pierre Poilievre’s suggestion that mandatory life sentences are the solution to the toxic drug crisis is misleading and ...