Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

MDMA is part of a new wave of psychoactive drugs that show great potential for treating conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA ...

SHOSHONE COUNTY, Idaho - The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) issued a warning about kratom, a psychoactive drug ...

The findings come as Connecticut ramps up efforts to restore oyster populations, which help filter water and create habitat ...

For nearly a century, it's been known that drugs of abuse alter the immune system. Since the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, however, an explosion of data has given rise to a rapidly ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Psychoactive drugs chemically alter the brain ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aegis Sciences Corporation, a leader in toxicology and healthcare services, is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking data visualization dashboard ...

Identifying “designer drugs,” or so-called “legal highs” quickly is a public health challenge plaguing hospital emergency rooms, forensic labs, and law enforcement agencies globally. These are ...

A coroner has called for action following a prisoner's death at HMP High Down after an inmate said it was easier to get drugs ...

A study published in the journal Antiquity suggested an ancient South American civilization spiked a beer-like drink with psychoactive drugs as a way of maintaining social cohesion and forging new ...

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed ...