A new study proved ADHD stimulants do not improve attention but stimulate other parts of the brain. If children don't obtain ...

At Palantir Technologies, nicotine startups Lucy and Sesh have installed branded vending machines inside the company’s Washington, DC, offices.

For decades, even as deaths from overdoses continued to rise, people using cocaine, crack or meth have been told there's no treatment to help them stop. But that's not true. There is a recommended ...

Rising stimulant use is driving a new trend in national overdose deaths. While no medication has been FDA-approved for stimulant addiction, a handful demonstrate off-label evidence. These include ...

CNN — What are the most addictive drugs? This question seems simple, but the answer depends on whom you ask. From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be addictive ...

Types of drug addiction include alcohol, opioids, sedatives, stimulants, and tobacco. Substance abuse in the United States is one of the leading health conditions impacting millions of lives. Since ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

Below, STAT previews the three key questions that could define a potentially busy year in the worlds of substance use and ...