Whether the substance involved is crack cocaine or alcohol or a behavior such as gambling, the common denominator of all addictions is continued use despite the development of negative ...

For-profit, privately owned residential substance use treatment facilities provide a vital health service, but across Canada ...

Hundreds of studies have found that certain foods affect some people similarly to addictive substances like nicotine.

Is it possible to be addicted to food in the same way someone gets hooked on substances like alcohol or nicotine? Research shows that food addiction is real. Hundreds of studies have confirmed that ...

Once the user inhales the drug, the effects are experienced immediately and last for two to five minutes. This 'rush' involves an increase in heart rate and a rush of blood through the heart and brain ...

Mental health experts are warning of a rise in “Popcorn Brain Syndrome” among Indian teenagers and young adults — a condition ...

From sugar highs to dopamine rushes, new research shows that ultra-processed foods may hijack the brain’s reward system much ...

More than 230 people became infected with HIV in Indiana, worsened by delayed action from former Gov. Mike Pence. Experts and ...

This drug, marketed for other uses, is drawing young adults into devastating addictions -and sometimes fatal consequences.

McCormick said in a press conference Thursday that he was concerned nitazenes “would become the next fentanyl,” the opioid ...