Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

A new study from UC San Diego in La Jolla and the National Institute on Drug Abuse points to what researchers consider a promising biochemical approach to reverse the cycle of cocaine addiction — all ...

PARK CITY, Utah — No matter what city you’re in, there’s always more beneath the surface — including drug use. “Sometimes we pretend in communities, like ours in Park City, that nothing is wrong, and ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

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 ...

'Nightline' follows Denver students recovering from substance abuse. At 5280 High School in Denver, the morning bell gives way to a different kind of assembly for the first day of school. The students ...

Major Hans Radegod leads the Seychelles Coast Guard on a seemingly overwhelming mission: stopping the flood of heroin and ...

The local Neighborhoods Against Substance Abuse (NASA) coalition has released the results of the 2025 Spring Indiana Youth ...