Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

Drug addiction poses a global public health challenge, with limited therapeutic options and modest efficacy. While clinical observations suggest that social rank plays a crucial role in determining ...

New University of Minnesota Medical School research has found key advancements in drug addiction treatment. Researchers focused specifically on brain cells called astrocytes and chemicals like ...

The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although a fentanyl overdose can be reversed with Narcan, no medicine can ...

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging across the country. Unlike fentanyl, there are no medicines that ...

A man demonstrates lighting up a freebase methamphetamine pipe. (Photo by Younes Mohammad / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by YOUNES MOHAMMAD/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...

An intriguing experiment in drug treatment is quietly unfolding in the Bay Area. The idea? Rewarding methamphetamine users who get clean with gift cards to Burger King, Walmart and other stores. Drug ...