Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol intake, and a negative emotional state when not using. You may ...

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

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - March 12, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Grace Point Treatment Center has released a new educational ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and mental health disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are common among veterans. Recent research suggests that AUD may increase the risk of sleep apnea ...

A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

In 524,817 adults with T2D, GLP-1 RA use was associated with lower incident alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, opioid, and nicotine ...

Substance use disorders are rarely, if ever, isolated concerns. Substance use is often a response to unaddressed mental health challenges, trauma, and unmet needs, and should be treated as such.

In 2003, Wendy Dossett chaired an international symposium at a UK university. “I don’t remember chairing it. I know that I did, but I don’t remember anything that happened,” she says. At the time, she ...

Originally designed for diabetes and obesity, GLP-1-based drugs may also blunt the brain's reward signals that drive alcohol, tobacco and drug cravings.

Atai Life Sciences announced positive results from a Phase 2a study of BPL-003, a synthetic intranasal treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), showing that a single dose combined with relapse ...

A large epidemiological study of more than 600,000 veterans with diabetes suggests GLP-1 weight-loss medications may reduce ...