Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, ...

After all, cannabis is a comparatively safe substance and opioids are often deadly. That doesn’t make criminalization the ...

A new study finds that popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity show new promise in fighting multiple substance use disorders.

Local governments spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year on projects ranging from addiction treatment in jails to prevention workshops in schools, according to new data collected by the ...

Researchers found that opioids offer only limited pain relief for some pain conditions, such as dental surgery and traumatic ...

If IV opioids are in short supply, who gets pain relief — a teenager in agony with a crushed leg or an 80-year-old dying from cancer?

Though increasingly prescribed in the U.S., a 2025 study linked gabapentin prescriptions for chronic low back pain with ...

Weight-loss jabs could prevent and treat addiction to alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, according to a large study. Experts ...

A reporter recently asked me about what harm I may have caused as a pain management physician who prescribes opioids. As I reflected on my last 10 years in this field, my response was that the harms I ...

Delaware's Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission reorganized in 2025, and is getting ready for the 2026 grant cycle.

The world's largest review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain found these medicines provide only small, short ...

Iowa communities can apply for opioid settlement funds ...