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 ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Police departments in some Illinois cities are offering help for heroin addicts instead of arrest. The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports the amnesty programs offer addicts the chance to ...

GLP-1 medications may quiet the brain signals behind addiction, reducing substance use disorders and overdose risk across ...

Addiction Helpline America is excited to announce the launch of its free, 24/7 addiction treatment helpline, a significant step forward in making recovery accessible to everyone across the nation.

A medication offered to heroin abusers at the Albany County jail was shown to help prevent addicts from returning to illegal drug use, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England ...

TOOELE — Alyssa Young never thought she'd ever see her 33rd birthday. Her life was "spiraling out of control for 12 years," she said, and she wasn't sure how long she could last. When she was 21, a ...

Kim Stokes and Terri Nystrom are proud to be working on bringing more help to the Range, for families who are helping people impacted by addiction. “When we were out looking for resources, we found ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

For more than a half century, Project Turnabout has helped those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction in southwest Minnesota. In recent years, the Granite Falls-based provider has been on the ...