Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

There are many theories about the causes of addiction, the use and abuse of legal and illegal psychoactive substances. Biology, psychology, and social and cultural elements all play a role in the ...

"The vast majority of American experiences with drugs and addiction in America take place in white markets, where the legal and medically approved and prescribed drugs change hands. Historian David ...

Australia is losing one person to a drug overdose every three and a half hours. New figures from the Penington Institute show ...

Mental illness and drug addiction are nothing new to New Mexico, which ranks 10th-worst nationally for mental health in 2024 and sixth for fatal overdoses. During Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s six ...