Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

Social rank regulates methamphetamine-seeking behavior by modulating the mesocortical and mesolimbic dopamine pathways, and winning experiences can remodel these circuits to suppress drug-seeking. In ...

The next phase of America's drug crisis is here.

Librarians at Burlington’s Fletcher Free Library are doing far more these days than just shelving books. They’re monitoring security cameras, trying to distinguish naps from drug overdoses and ...

Recently, we had reports that unhealthy gambling has increased in Maryland (“Does Maryland have a sports betting problem?” Oct. 17). This means that more people are losing control when it comes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drugs taken by millions in the US can cause "deviant" sexual behavior including pedophilia, according to new reports. But patients ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...