Addiction

An in-development fentanyl vaccine that prevents the drug from entering the brain could one day help people avoid relapsing or overdosing.

Spironolactone, a cheap medication used to treat high blood pressure, might also be able to help people overcome alcohol use disorder.

Heavy-drinking monkeys cut their alcohol consumption by 50% after researchers treated them with a hormone called “FGF21.”

A new study has found evidence that ketamine, combined with therapy, can help people with alcohol addiction abstain longer.

An opioid vaccine that prevents people with opioid use disorder from feeling “high” when they take oxycodone is moving to human trials.

A small, first-of-its-kind study has piloted the use of MDMA for alcohol addiction therapy.

A modified ibogaine molecule could be a safer and more accessible treatment for addiction and depression than the psychedelic drug in its natural state.

FDA clears Philip Morris to market its smokeless cigarettes as modified risk tobacco products, which could benefit smokers battling a nicotine addiction.

Isolation can be especially difficult for recovering addicts, so this sober active community is hosting virtual fitness classes for free.

A U.S. judge has ruled that safe injection sites, places where users can consume drugs under medical supervision, don’t violate federal drug laws.