The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published Wednesday in JAMA ...

In an essay for 'Women's Health,' Dr. Nora Volkow discusses the future of semaglutide weight-loss meds, and their potential ...

Lähteenvuo notes that while more research is called for, drugs like Ozempic may offer hope to those burdened by addiction, ...

Based on literature reviewed here, the primary role for clonidine and dexmedetomidine is as adjunctive treatment to benzodiazepines, the standard of care in alcohol withdrawal. The purpose of this ...

The researchers also showed that withdrawal-associated chronic ... could represent a useful drug target for treating allodynia in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD). "Long-term alcohol ...

A study published Wednesday suggests a surprising side effect of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic: they can be effective at ...

Beginning in 2022, our team — a group of emergency and addiction physicians — began experimenting with new approaches to ...

The following is a summary of “Influence of inpatient withdrawal treatment on drug safety in alcohol use disorder — a ...

The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.

There have been little changes in the use of medications to treat opioid or alcohol addictions in the 21st century. Methadone and Buprenorphine are medications that reduce cravings and withdrawal ...

The earliest studies of clonidine in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal were limited by the use of concomitant medications. Bjorkqvist et al. evaluated the efficacy of a clonidine taper ...