This is the fourth installment in a series of posts on non-pharmacologic approaches to alcohol and drug abuse. Previous posts reviewed the evidence for weak electrical current for reducing symptoms of ...

A common drug used for inflammatory skin conditions may hold the key to treating both alcohol addiction and pain sensitivity. That’s what scientists at a leading research institute have found. In a ...

A new finding in an animal study could eventually lead to improved treatments to minimize cravings in people with alcohol use disorder. For some people with alcohol use disorder, it might be the sight ...

Lakeview Center is now offering inpatient detox services for people facing withdrawal symptoms from drugs and alcohol. Lakeview's Addiction Receiving Facility was created to help respond to the high ...

"Cannabis and alcohol can help initiate sleep, but regular use may be problematic," the authors of a new study say.

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialized team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced it will review the use of medicines containing sodium oxybate, a drug used in narcolepsy, ...

Substance abuse is potentially harmful to health. In particular, synthetically-produced drugs often have unpredictable emotional and physical side effects that constitute an extreme health hazard.