MIAMI — When Susan Akin first started injecting a coveted weight-loss drug early this year, the chaos in her brain quieted. The relentless cravings subsided — only they’d never been for food. The ...
New research has found evidence that music can alter how the brain processes emotions in people receiving treatment for drug ...
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 ...
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 ...
This revelation could cut addiction-related deaths by 50 percent. As scientists unravel the link between GLP-1 medications and addiction, it may hold clues for the development a drug that can treat ...
You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. A major new study on weight-loss drugs poses a new idea for addiction treatment: small doses of Ozempic could help ...
For hundreds of years, craving has been recognized as a central causal feature of addiction and relapse in overeating, gambling, and other addictions. But what causes craving, how one ends cravings, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Craig Allen serves as Medical Director at Rushford and Vice President of Addiction Services at Hartford HealthCare. (Courtesy ...
A class of drugs designed to manage blood sugar and shrink waistlines appears to be doing something researchers say may be unprecedented in addiction medicine — reducing cravings across every major ...
Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight management. They specifically synthesized a molecule that ‘calms-down’ the physiological responses ...
The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) Rajasthan Unit organised awareness programmes in opium cultivation areas on Gandhi ...