What’s the most addictive drug? Newly published research indicates that when focusing on persistent drug memory, craving, and addiction, the most addictive illegal drug is cocaine. In contrast, the ...

The White House’s strategy for tackling the drug and addiction crisis, released this week, sets lofty public health goals but ...

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 ...

Kratom and 7-OH may be marketed as herbal supplements, but they function like opioids — shaping how clinicians treat ...

In fact, they found it to work even better than the current most-effective drug for treating alcoholism on the market. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, over 28 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A single dose of morphine was found to lower the inhibitions of rats, even after the drug had left their systems, a finding that may help scientists better understand addiction in ...

The medication, typically used for weight loss or diabetes treatment, is showing promise curbing cravings for alcohol and ...

Matthew Perry's death from the "acute effects of ketamine" may be a harbinger of a larger ketamine addiction problem in the U.S., experts said. "I believe that this case with Matthew Perry is kind of ...