AI is a drug. But if history has taught us anything, it’s that drugs need to be researched. In my English and writing classes, I ask my students to interrogate fictional character bots.

LAUNCHING THE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY: Today, President Trump’s Drug Czar Sara Carter released the National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy is a road map for the United States to defeat the ...

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What’s the most addictive drug? Newly published research indicates that when focusing on persistent drug memory, craving, and addiction, the most addictive illegal drug is cocaine. In contrast, the ...

Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment. But the evidence base is ...

Researchers believe that GLP-1 drugs act on reward areas of the brain that are responsible for food cravings, making it possible that they silence cravings for addictive substances. The Conversation — ...

Gina Roberts used to have this recurring nightmare: frantic and broke, she would search everywhere for a drink, but always the alcohol would remain out of reach. The dream would trigger such ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn't use a patch. He ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic may become the new frontline warriors in treating and preventing drug and alcohol addiction, a large new study shows. The research, published Wednesday in ...