Researchers think they know why GLP-1 drugs appear to reduce alcohol cravings GLP-1 drugs slow the speed at which alcohol enters the bloodstream This diminishes its effects on a person’s brain ...

San Francisco's first sober homeless shelter is open. It's part of the city's new push to provide more beds and mandate stricter adherence to a no-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol. One of the ...

President Donald Trump has been using fictional figures to justify his controversial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela. The president’s figures “are ...

Authorities are awaiting the results of drug tests on Mark Sanchez, the Indianapolis prosecutor leading the case against the ex Jets quarterback said. Sanchez, 38, faces up to six years in prison ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

FLINT, MI -- A proposal to allow for drug testing of elected officials is headed back to the City Council after three similar attempts to impose it failed over more than a decade. Council President ...

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety. Credit...Blake Cale Supported by By Walt Bogdanich Carson Kessler ...

A new regulatory pilot project from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is under review at the White House budget office, suggesting that the Trump administration is seeking to take ...

Lawyers for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, a North Andover police officer charged after she was shot by a coworker in June, are asking the state’s highest court to release her from custody. Fitzsimmons, 28, is ...

The Trump administration announced an effort to improve prescription drug prices for the American people, but it is unclear when, or to what extent, Americans will feel relief. On May 12, Trump signed ...

The excessive and uncontrolled consumption of alcohol, which can culminate in the development of alcohol use disorder or alcoholism, is widespread in many countries worldwide. Individuals diagnosed ...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP) President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful ...