Al-Aly is a physician and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis and chief of research at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System. At a dinner party recently, someone poured my friend a glass ...

This revelation could cut addiction-related deaths by 50 percent. As scientists unravel the link between GLP-1 medications and addiction, it may hold clues for the development a drug that can treat ...

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

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

People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on social media and around dinner tables.

An op-ed from California's governor: The Trump administration has abandoned American families just as the country was making ...

Washington — President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday afternoon to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse. According to a White House fact sheet, ...

There is new evidence that drugs like Ozempic can reduce a person's risk of addiction. A large study found that people who started taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss or diabetes were less likely to ...

A major new study out of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ St. Louis Health Care System found that GLP-1 medications, the class of drugs that includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, are ...

A popular class of drugs for treating diabetes and obesity reduces addiction, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, ...

Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, ...

Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse. According to a White House fact sheet, the ...