Progressive “harm reduction” advocates have insisted for decades that active users should take a central role in crafting drug policy. While this belief is profoundly reckless—akin to letting drunk ...

Weight Loss and Substance Use. In addition to being a key feature of many eating disorders, body image disturbance and a ...

Synthetic drugs currently account for 73% of drug abuse cases in the country, posing an increased risk of "dual diagnosis" ...

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A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy already had a lengthening laundry list of physical health benefits, but now they’re increasingly showing promise as treatments for neuropsychological conditions as well.

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Since 2021, New Yorkers have been rightly puzzled by OnPoint NYC, the “safe injection” sites where hard-drug addicts shoot up under medical supervision. After all, drugs like fentanyl and heroin are ...

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have long helped people eat less — now, they’re showing promise in helping people crave less. A new analysis of records from over 600,000 diabetic veterans found that GLP-1 ...

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Strong Bridge centre in Bujumbura has helped hundreds of young people recover since it opened its doors in 2021.