Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. When you’re addicted to drugs, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter

John Mulaney is coming clean in his new Netflix special, “Baby J” (now streaming). The standup comedian delivers a revelatory routine, once again transforming his

A pilot program to evaluate the use of combination fentanyl-xylazine testing strips has launched this week in the state of Delaware. The strips, manufactured by

Women who in recent years have turned 35, as well as women who have not had children by the age of 35, are the subgroups

From 2020 to 2021, men had a rate of overdose mortality from opioids and psychostimulants that was 2 to 3 times greater than the overdose

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Drug and alcohol-related deaths in the last 20 years have killed more American citizens than died in the first two world

Recently, Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), declared xylazine—a powerful livestock tranquilizer that’s mixed into fentanyl

Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate

What is alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS)? Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is the name for the symptoms that occur when a heavy drinker suddenly stops or

The following is a summary of “Mandatory prescription drug monitoring programs and overlapping prescriptions of opioids and benzodiazepines: Evidence from Kentucky,” published in the February

Benzodiazepines were discovered serendipitously in the 1950s and later marketed as safer alternatives to barbiturates, leading to increased popularity over subsequent decades. Though touted as

The sedatives — benzodiazepines — are considered an underrecognized contributor to public health crisis of drug overdoses. Millions of Americans suffering from anxiety and insomnia