By Aaron Conley “This work clearly demonstrates a much more sophisticated role for this neurotransmitter than was previously appreciated, and it means we need to rethink models of addiction that [...]

America Has a Drinking Problem A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today. By Kate [...]

Physicians have prescribed 44 percent less opioids over the past decade, yet fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses have continued to climb, according to a new report from the American Medical [...]

Announcing A WAY OUT’s Virtual Family Support Group A Way Out is offering a free support group for family or friends of a loved one with a substance abuse problem. When a loved one is [...]

By Megan Marples, CNN Smoking cannabis can significantly increase your risk of a heart attack, research finds. (CNN)Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be [...]

A single alcoholic drink was associated with a two-fold increased risk of atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, researchers found. The findings, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, [...]

19 August 2021 Karin Söderlund Leifler Print   A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. [...]

Post-lockdown, social drug users are facing a new normal where the drug supply, including cocaine and meth, is increasingly tainted with fentanyl.  None of the nine wealthy 20-somethings who were [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 2, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, presented to Congress the Biden-Harris Administration’s recommendations for a long-term, consensus [...]

Patients with opioid addiction who show up in a hospital’s ER face many barriers to recovery, and so do the doctors trying to help them. Easing those barriers on both sides helps patients [...]