Named by the Evening Standard as one of the top 100 people shaping London in 2025, Professor David Nutt has authored over 500 research papers and more than 30 books. One of the world’s foremost ...

Researchers believe that alcohol can alter the brain's chemistry and allow people to more easily become addicted to harder substances Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...

Popular weight loss drugs, like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and liraglutide (Victoza), have transformed the way doctors treat diabetes and obesity. Now research suggests these meds — part of a class ...

Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50% according to a new study, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond diabetes ...

In the late 19th century, opiates and cocaine were commonly prescribed by physicians for a wide range of ailments. Patent medicines frequently included morphine, laudanum, cocaine and heroin as key ...

Increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity show promise in fighting multiple substance use disorders ...

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 ...

The Drug Free Schools and Campuses Regulations (34 CFR Part 86) of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) require an Institution of Higher Education (IHE) such as Hope College (Hope), to ...

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, which also treat diabetes, may help users battling drug and alcohol abuse as well. A study published in the Addiction medical journal Wednesday showed ...

Alcohol causes more harm overall in Canada than other drugs such as tobacco, opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis, according to an assessment by a panel of experts. The study, published in ...

Hope College promotes a campus culture where each person can flourish. In that regard, we are committed to the personal, intellectual and spiritual growth of all members of our community. The use of ...

This is the fourth installment in a series of posts on non-pharmacologic approaches to alcohol and drug abuse. Previous posts reviewed the evidence for weak electrical current for reducing symptoms of ...