Nebraska researchers are focusing on the special challenges of preventing and treating drug abuse and addiction in rural ...

I don’t drink anymore. I don’t smoke anymore.” He might have shrugged it off, but reports accumulated in his clinic and ...

New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling substance use disorders.

Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving chronic cocaine addiction and relapse.

GLP-1 medications may quiet the brain signals behind addiction, reducing substance use disorders and overdose risk across ...

The newly signed fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations package creates federal funding for gambling addiction research in both active and veteran military members.

Salt Lake City (April 10, 2024) - Worldwide, someone dies from drug or alcohol addiction every four minutes. Now, researchers at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah have been ...

A Virginia Tech research team is working to develop a vaccine that could help stop opioid addiction.

Former Army Staff Sgt. Dave Yeager is glad he is in recovery for a gambling addiction, given the endless options now available for placing bets through his cellphone. "I was a brick-and-mortar gambler ...