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New medications with high abuse potential are significantly more likely to make it through the development process than new medications with low abuse potential, according to a recent retrospective study by researchers from Johns Hopkins...

Former ONDCP Chief Medical Officer Roneet Lev, MD, discusses the work of the San Diego CReDO (Community Response to Overdoses) Task Force in connecting public forces to provide a coordinated response to drug overdoses.

In people with alcohol use disorder, medical addiction pharmacotherapy is linked with reduced incidence and progression of alcohol-associated liver disease, according to study findings published online in JAMA Network Open.

Pain patients who had high doses of opioid medication tapered by at least 15% were found to have higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis in their second year after tapering compared to their pre-tapering period.

Study examines purchasing choices of cannabis consumers in areas with established legal retail options

Numerous chances for care providers to identify alcohol misuse going unnoticed, researchers say.

Findings could facilitate exploration of methods for timely prediction of overdose “hotspots,” researchers say.

Better sleep habits indirectly reduced hazardous drinking among adults between the ages of 21 and 29, and reduced drinking was linked with improved sleep, according to a Penn State University study.

Teenagers who discuss alcohol and drug use are more likely to engage in substance misuse later in life, according to new research.

The longer individuals with opioid use disorder engage in medication-assisted treatment, the less likely they are to overdose, according to a new study of Medicaid beneficiaries.