A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug ...
As weight-loss drugs like Ozempic revolutionize weight loss, scientists hope they may also be life-changing for alcohol addiction. The drugs are one of several approaches doctors and psychiatrists ...
Semaglutide reduced alcohol consumption in lab tests and lowered peak breath alcohol concentration. Weekly alcohol craving and drinks per drinking day also decreased. The study used low doses of ...
WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new educational resource titled “Why Is Early Intervention Important for ...
Spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic typically used to treat heart failure and hypertension, shows promise in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD), new research suggests. Researchers at the ...
This idea of a drug potentially "curing" substance abuse marks a significant departure from longtime treatment orthodoxy which follows the 12-step teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous, which hasn’t ...
Researchers at Washington State University are exploring a new approach to treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome, focusing on ...
About 5% of people going through alcohol withdrawal will experience delirium tremens, which causes seizures, confusion, and ...
Americans are fond of the idea that they can keep from doing “bad” drugs by taking “good” ones instead. The heroin/methadone model has actually been institutionalized: you can go to government-funded ...
A council has said a £5m investment in treatment and recovery services for drug and alcohol addiction will "reshape" support.
Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MSPs backed the bill. The legislation would have given anyone diagnosed as having a drug or alcohol addiction the right to treatment within three weeks of ...