(CNN) — What are the most addictive drugs? This question seems simple, but the answer depends on whom you ask. From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be ...

Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs in the world. It is an opioid that floods the brain with dopamine, a chemical that helps us feel pleasure. This causes a strong feeling of happiness, ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. For over a year, I walked around feeling ...

Since Ozempic hit the public consciousness as a weight-loss medication, one in eight Americans have tried it (or a version of it) to lose weight. This is remarkable: less than five years ago, most ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...

Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global harm-reduction and recovery systems. Study: The evolving burden ...

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has strengthened warnings about the risks of dependence, addiction, withdrawal, and tolerance linked to several classes of central ...

For over a year, I walked around feeling like my head was underwater. Tasks blurred together; it took longer to think of words. I struggled to follow conversations, and as a result experienced social ...