Emmanuel College Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Elizabeth Crofton spoke at the annual McCabe lecture of physical and health sciences ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Horry-Georgetown Technical College started its 17th annual addiction and recovery lectures with a familiar face. Actor and comedian Tom Arnold spoke at Thursday night’s ...

Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and ...

Opioid overdoses claimed 1,227 lives in Virginia last year, the most in more than a decade. For Gov. Ralph Northam, it’s beyond time to end the state’s “foremost public health crisis.” Northam, a ...

America’s opioid epidemic has been a prolonged public health crisis, resulting in countless overdose deaths and billions in ...

Americans may not say it aloud, but drug addiction has long been considered a moral failing. "Just say no," as Nancy Reagan famously declared during the crack-cocaine epidemic of the 80s. That ...

Ozempic and related weight loss drugs may help people struggling with addiction, as they've been linked to a 40 percent reduction in opioid overdose and 50 percent lower rate of alcohol intoxication, ...

I'm sure we are all aware of the problem that our society faces because of drug addiction. In New England, and specifically in Maine, addiction to prescription medications is a major problem. If you ...

In the face of Virginia’s alarming overdose statistics and increasing xylazine usage — “a cheap animal sedative not intended for human consumption,” according to a Virginia Mercury article, “As ...