People in their late teens and early 20s may be more sensitive to nicotine and more susceptible to nicotine addiction than ...

One DSM-4 diagnosis was sexual aversion, a “persistent or recurrent extreme aversion to and avoidance of all or almost all ...

A new study of more than 1,400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with ...

Non-fatal overdoses (NFODs) remain a critical public health concern in Ireland. Opioids are the leading cause of overdose ...

Insecure attachment and anxiety fuel emotional dependence, with new research offering key insights for targeted interventions.

There's growing evidence to suggest that GLP-1 drugs, which include semaglutide, may be useful for treating alcohol use disorder.

Doc, I normally take alcohol to relax my brain during stressful moments. I want to avoid it, but I find it difficult. Please help.V.K.Dear V.K.,It is great that you are considering quitting alcohol as ...

Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Gambling stimulates numerous regions of our brain, and it can put you through the full range of emotions during gameplay. We can feel supreme joy, confidence, excitement, as well as remorse, regret, ...

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Cohort studies reporting the sex-specific relative risk (RR) of lung cancer associated with smoking. Results Data from 29 studies representing 99 cohort ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and ... of opioid medicines, a key factor is working to block ...

While there is no completely safe level, if you do drink alcohol, you can reduce the health risk from alcohol by not drinking more than the maximum recommended weekly limit of 14 units of alcohol and ...