Types of drug addiction include alcohol, opioids, sedatives, stimulants, and tobacco. Substance abuse in the United States is one of the leading health conditions impacting millions of lives. Since ...

Ana Clara Bobadilla receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards.

With more than 230,000 positive drug tests since 2020, how the trucking industry detects drivers’ drug use is an important topic. Currently, Department of Transportation drug testing relies entirely ...

Exenatide (Ex-4), a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist currently used in the management of type 2 diabetes, could effectively treat drug addiction, including cocaine dependence, new ...

A new CAMH study suggests that young people are moving away from traditional drugs and towards prescription medicine as a way to get high. These prescription pills contain oxycodone, a powerful opioid ...

Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction in the future — according to the first large-scale study — but more research is needed. An ...

TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2017 /CNW/ - By almost every measure, Ontario students in grades 7 through 12 are drinking, smoking, and using drugs at the lowest rates since the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health ...

As the city grapples with a deepening opioid crisis, an addiction clinic in London is offering new types of treatment for drug dependency. The Rapid Access Addiction Clinic on Huron Street has been ...

U of T scientists use AI to fast-track drug formulation development Researchers Christine Allen and Alán Aspuru-Guzik used machine learning to predict experimental drug release from long-acting ...