Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco and ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series titled “New Challenges for Health Care.” The series of articles focuses on emerging issues that are facing decision makers at provider ...

New Mexico tops the list for the state with the worst drug problems, according to new analysis.

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 ...

A popular class of drugs for treating diabetes and obesity may reduce addiction, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids and cocaine, according to research published March 4 by ...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are transforming the health of millions of people—and a new study hints that even more could benefit from the drugs’ other effects on the body. A study ...