Drug Addiction

Wisconsin State Assembly member John Nygren is working to fight drug abuse.

According to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry, topiramate, an epilepsy and migraine medication, has been shown to effectively treat cocaine dependence.

Like many parents, Susan May didn’t think that it was possible for her child to become a drug addict.

The director of nursing at a Buffalo, New York, long-term care facility has been charged with selling prescription medications, the Buffalo News reports.

Crime in Wausau, Wisconsin has spiked dramatically over the last month, according to police lieutenant Matthew Barnes.

According to a study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, physicians with addiction issues use their position to gain access to narcotics.

Teens who begin puberty at an earlier age are more likely to experiment with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, according to a new study published in the journal Addiction.

Just like anyone else, medical professionals can suffer from addiction issues.

According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, obese individuals increased their use of opioid-based painkillers after having bariatric surgery which was intended to relieve some of their chronic pain.

Law enforcement officials tell The Tennesseean, a Nashville publication, that despite the decrease in prescription drug abuse nationwide, it’s still a major problem in Tennessee.

Prior to going into rehab, Zac Efron confessed that he had been swept up in the endless partying so many of us associate with young Hollywood.

Last week, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law two out of three bills aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse in the state.