Drugs like Ozempic may be better at treating alcoholism than leading meds, new study finds
Lähteenvuo notes that while more research is called for, drugs like Ozempic may offer hope to those burdened by addiction, ...
Could Ozempic Help Treat Substance Use Disorder? This Expert Is Hopeful
More than 48 million Americans 12 years or older had a substance use disorder in 2022, yet only 24 percent received treatment ...
Repurposed FDA-approved drug could uncover potential treatment for rare genetic disorders
In a new study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs ...
Weight-loss drugs replacing some surgeries, but doctors say they're 'not a miracle drug'
Researchers looked at the health records of 17 million Americans with obesity and determined that between 2022 and 2023, ...
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EDITORIAL: Human trafficker used drug addiction to sustain sex ring
We recently wrote that, in combating the seemingly boundless lure of illegal drugs, we must prosecute the perpetrators and educate the public with all the resources at our disposal. We now have ...
Prison sex sessions, fake holidays and Spice busts… how love-bombing gangsters turn ordinary women into drug mules
WHEN Amy Hatfield started working as a prison nurse, she would never have thought she’d end up behind bars herself. The ...
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The recovery community says it offers refuge from opioid addiction. But it’s still hostile to lifesaving addiction medications
Narcotics Anonymous and Salvation Army are often hostile to use of the addiction medications buprenorphine and methadone.
Shasta schools push for funding amid rising drug use concerns among students
Shasta County is deciding how to spend almost $39 million in opioid settlement money and the county’s office of education is ...
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Can Strategies that Cut Smoking Reduce Opioid Addiction?
In the years since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report revealed that smoking caused cancer, tobacco use has declined ...
Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu
One of my patients – who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and the cost of her medications – agreed in ...
Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says
Across Canada, there’s a growing number of political leaders proposing to force people into treatment for drug addiction, ...