GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have long helped people eat less — now, they’re showing promise in helping people crave less. A new analysis of records from over 600,000 diabetic veterans found that GLP-1 ...

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

Scientists don’t yet fully understand how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic affect the brain’s reward pathways, but there are promising signals about how they control cravings. Also in the Global Health ...

A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for ...

When you read about addiction statistics in our community, our country and around the world, you may think, “well, that’s a lot of people who made pretty bad decisions.” That is, if you’re one of the ...

First-person stories of drug addiction, hope, healing, and recovery. Addiction is a complex and often misunderstood condition. This gripping special provides raw, unfiltered access to first-person ...

My life changed 20 years ago, when my friend and I were floating down the Rogue River in Oregon. Suddenly the motor fell off the boat, which tipped over. I slipped into the icy water. Some young ...

Kim Quidone’s videos on TikTok each start out the same way: with an update on how long it’s been since she's used crack. From there, the boisterous 48-year-old Bushwick resident updates her 200,000 ...

Earlier this month, a video of Alexa went viral where she detailed the horrors of living on the streets of Los Angeles.