Semaglutide, the active ingredient behind blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, is now at the center of a growing body of evidence suggesting it can sharply reduce alcohol consumption in people ...

LUDLOW — When police picked up Jose Pellot this spring, he was confused. The Southbridge man hadn’t committed a crime, and he wasn’t accused of one. But his doctor had recently filed a petition for ...

Could Mounjaro or related drugs treat cannabis use disorder and other substance addictions? Maybe so. GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Victoza were originally developed to treat type 2 ...

As many as 50 million people in the United States are thought to struggle with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. The majority don't get treatment for it, and of those who do seek treatment, about half ...

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed ...

Re “Utah’s Proposal for Homeless: Forced Move to Remote Camp” (front page, Oct. 31): As an addiction medicine doctor, I have significant concerns about involuntary addiction treatment. Based on ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Mary started drinking regularly in the early nineties, when she was thirteen. Her father had recently married a Danish woman and moved the family to Denmark, which has one of the highest teen-drinking ...

Cannabis, screens, drinking, drugs, gaming, food, hookups! We have so many ways to check out. And it’s not always easy to check back in. As a result, addiction is a universal concern these days. When ...