Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. July 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM Jul. 15—Know this: An analysis, modeled after a national study conducted by the Council for Economic Advisers, found that in 2016 alone ...

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

A small study helps explain why some people taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs cut back on alcohol, offering insight into potential new addiction therapies ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

The School of Health (SOH) launched several new graduate programs in 2025, including masters’ programs in Global Infectious Disease, Science in Global Health and Science in Addiction Policy & Practice ...

New recovery school in Loudoun County, Virginia, provides academic and treatment support for students with substance abuse issues.

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 ...

Quitting smartphone addiction is good for mental and physical health. But how do you do it? Here are some of the best science-based methods.We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, ...

Addiction can be defined as compulsive drug use despite wanting to stop. The unwilling addict wants the drug but also wants not to want it. From the outside, drug use looks like a choice but it is not ...

In December 2017, the FDA approved a new injectable drug to treat type 2 diabetes called semaglutide, which you likely know by its brand name: Ozempic. A few years later, during the pandemic, Wegovy, ...