A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, ...

Testing positive for recreational drugs at the time of admission with acute coronary syndrome was associated with increased ...

The idea that mental disorders are caused by a biological mechanism is linked with prolonged use of antidepressants and feeling you can’t cope without medication.

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released ...

University of Texas at Arlington Professor Dana Litt contributed to a study led by Alex Russell, assistant professor at ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

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 ...

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...

A report into HMP Birmingham, published on Monday by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, found that drones were being used to get ...

We trust them. They're sitting right there on our pharmacy shelves, no prescription needed, promising quick relief from everyday aches and ailments. Over-the-counter medications have become such a ...

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...