Popular for its stimulating and pain-relieving properties, the herb kratom can be as easy to buy as a bag of chips in many ...

Sugar has become a ubiquitous part of modern diets, hidden in everything from processed snacks to beverages and even savory ...

Three US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for AUD currently exist ... Despite the apparent efficacy of AUD medications, various factors have influenced their underutilisation.

We particularly focus on aiding people to adjust their usage style through the use of digital technology itself. Recent studies demonstrated an association between the use of technology and certain ...

Four or five symptoms show someone has a moderate substance use disorder. Six or more criteria indicate a severe substance use disorder, which signals an addiction to that substance. Anyone can ...

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids ... ask non-abusing patients on chronic opioids about symptoms of opioid use disorder. Asking made a difference.

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... non-opioid mechanism eliminates risks of misuse, addiction and respiratory depression, making it ...

Kennedy proceeded to compare serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a common type of antidepressant including Prozac, Zoloft and Lexapro, to a heroin addiction. “Listen, I know people ...

By Gina Kolata The Food and Drug Administration approved a ... which can make the hands or feet hurt or go numb, among other symptoms. And it includes people with lumbosacral radiculopathy ...

Ultimately, excess IL-9 caused the overproduction of MMCs, resulting in exaggerated food allergy symptoms. "At present, IgE-mediated food allergies are quite prevalent across different regions of ...

"If you want to actually treat addiction, we need to help people deal with trauma." Research shows that treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other symptoms of a traumatic experience ...

Food stamps and food banks can be key to healthy pregnancies. Food assistance programs are effective in helping hungry women avoid pregnancy complications, researchers say in a new study published ...