First, using an addictive substance causes the release of a chemical messenger called dopamine in the reward network, which ...

The St. Joseph Health Department is alerting the community to a concerning increase in the local use of 7-hydroxymitragynine, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston is cracking down on a highly addictive and deadly drug sweeping Houston. According to Mayor Sylvester Turner, the drug fentanyl or its derivative ...

The Health Department is alerting the community about an increase in a dangerous and highly addictive opioid being found in ...

A complaint filed by two Ohio counties in federal court in Cleveland on May 27 alleges five retail pharmacy chains facilitated the opioid crisis as distributors of the highly addictive drugs, ...

In a major advance in the field of neuropsychiatry, researchers in the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have illuminated how cocaine and amphetamines disrupt the normal ...

According to the plea, a newly created category of centres, viz. substance use disorder treatment centre (Outpatient facility ...

Opioids are quite potent drugs that relieve pain and produce feelings of euphoria, and should only be taken for short periods of time for acute pain, such as after an injury or surgery.

As parents, we understandably worry about our children drinking, doing drugs, vaping, or smoking. Ingesting drugs and alcohol can hurt their bodies and their minds. We constantly preach about making ...

A highly addictive cheap drug called kush, originating in Sierra Leone, is rapidly spreading in West Africa, according to a report by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime ...

TALLAHASSEE — Citing an “immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare,” Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday issued an emergency rule banning a “highly addictive” compound known ...