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Scottish Government announces its “Preventing Harm, Promoting Recovery” - hoping to turn our European-worst record in drug ...

Love Island USA star Austin Shepard shared that he relapsed on his addiction to opioids while filming the reality series’ spin-off Love Island USA‘s Love Island: Beyond the Villa.

A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

The Milwaukee Rescue Mission has filed a petition in Waukesha County Circuit Court, asking a judge to reject an effort to block the construction of a new drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility ...

According to a new report, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright have reached a custody deal regarding their son, Cruz.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Local doctors and mentoring organizations say they are increasingly concerned about the number of young teens using marijuana, with some kids as young as 11 years old.

Drugs originally designed to treat diabetes and obesity are reshaping medicine in unforeseen ways. Their impact on public health is really unprecedented in modern times, perhaps only upstaged by ...

Stay hydrated, eat balanced meals, exercise, and monitor blood pressure and sugar to protect kidney health and prevent long-term disease ...

The proposed Bunkhouse Recovery Ranch in Beekman would help men with maintaining and achieving sobriety, with a focus on veterans and first responders.

In the New Year, former Love Island winner Jack Fincham revealed he was checking back into rehab, struggling with addiction. But his struggles started long before this. Jack has been open since he was ...

Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online today than just a few years ago. And as online platforms make gambling easier and more convenient, some Pennsylvanians are gambling more ...