Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

GLP-1 drugs are quickly becoming some of the most ubiquitous in the U.S., and they have drawn interest for their potential ...

Joe Breen, 38, is one of thousands of people whose experiences with GLP-1s such as Ozempic and Wegovy have radically changed their relationship with alcohol. Are these drugs the future for treating ...

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Addiction is yet another area where GLP-1s might be effective. Preliminary evidence looks promising, but questions remain.

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The researchers found that caffeine blocks the conversion of alcohol into salsolinol, the chemical that triggers dopamine ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

In the 1990s, overprescribing by doctors, along with aggressive and deceptive drug marketing by pharmaceutical companies, led ...