A city councilor wants to ban the sale of synthetic versions. But some health experts say it can help people addicted to ...

Some species of birds are getting hooked on cigarettes, scientists have found — but not for the reason you might think.

People agree that smoking is bad for you, but nicotine has far from gone up in smoke. Levels of American adults smoking ...

Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

Currently, six other states have a form of ban for kratom on the books, as Michigan lawmakers want to crack down on the ...

A mouse study highlights the role of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, offering new insight into the brain mechanisms involved in addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Many Gen Z men who came of age with smartphones and often unfettered internet access, say they happened upon porn early and ...

Following President Trump’s designation of fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD), some pundits have emerged to label ...

It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

When e-cigarettes first appeared around 2010, they were hailed as a breakthrough: nicotine delivery without the toxic tar and ...

The message shared through the session was clear: addiction is rarely a simple choice or a moral failing but rather, a ...

LAS VEGAS, Mar. 11, 2026 / PRZen / As millions of Americans attempt to quit nicotine and move away from sugar-loaded ...