Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Paris Jackson has been clean and sober for nearly six years — but some side effects of drug use leave a permanent mark. Michael Jackson’s daughter recently took to TikTok to reveal the issue that’s ...

People taking new weight-loss drugs say they curb cravings for booze, drugs, and nicotine. Did scientists inadvertently create an addiction-busting drug? Scientific evidence is mounting that the new ...

Cartoon cavemen teach us the effects of drugs, focusing on how they are consumed, their behavioral changes, and the types of dependence they create. Specifically, it highlights marijuana, noting its ...

Opium is a highly addictive drug. It’s made from juice extracted from the unripe seed pods of opium poppy plants (the scientific name is Papaver somniferum). Opium is used to make a class of drugs ...

GARY — Since Gary Harm Reduction was founded in 2020, the organization's leaders have made it their mission to provide communities of people who use drugs with life-saving tools to ensure their safety ...