addiction

First Opinion Safina Adatia

To get basic standard addiction treatment, Americans should move to Canada

Health Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker

By the numbers: America’s alcohol-related health problems are rising fast

Health Lev Facher

WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains ‘unacceptably high’

Health Lev Facher

Substance use experts are sounding the alarm on another addiction: gambling

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Ambitious federal study failed to curb opioid deaths, NIH announces

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder, pandemic models, and more

First Opinion Podcast Patrick Skerrett

Among pregnant people, active treatment for addiction shouldn’t trigger a call to child protective services

Health Lev Facher

Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no

First Opinion Arthur Robin Williams and Judith Cole

Mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder shouldn’t also have to fight child protective services

Health Lev Facher

At Las Vegas conference, methadone clinics blast idea of doctors prescribing directly

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Reversing progress, stroke rates are rising, especially in working-age adults

Health Isabella Cueto

Off-label treatment for alcohol use disorder is linked to slower liver decline, study suggests

Health Lev Facher

Amid backlash to harm reduction, addiction experts warn against reprising ‘war on drugs’

Health Lev Facher

Drug overdose deaths fell for first time in five years, though still exceeded 100,000

Pharma Isabella Cueto and Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: Novo to test Wegovy and other obesity drugs against alcohol-related liver disease

Health Alex Hogan

Restaurant workers can serve your food, bring your drinks, and maybe save your life

First Opinion Brian Hurley and Paul N. Samuels

Congress: Close Medicare’s dangerous gaps in coverage for addiction treatment

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: Merck may have a competition for ever-scarce BCG

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Biden administration punts menthol cigarette rule indefinitely

First Opinion Giorgi Minasovi and Jonathan JK Stoltman

Does addiction make you un-American?

Health Lev Facher

Federal judge rules against Philadelphia supervised drug consumption effort

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: How resurrecting extinct species might impact medicine

The War on Recovery Lev Facher

Switzerland had a drug overdose crisis. Then it made methadone easy to get

First Opinion Rebecca Arden Harris and David S. Mandell

Methadone treatment has been reformed for the better. States shouldn’t go back to the old ways

Health Lev Facher

Top U.S. addiction researcher calls GLP-1 data for addiction ‘very, very exciting’

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Ibogaine, the psychedelic, unlikely to receive approval as opioid treatment, says top addiction researcher

Health Lev Facher

Overdose deaths hit another record but show signs of leveling off

The War on Recovery Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Q&A: Mark Parrino says it’s time to ‘completely re-examine’ methadone treatment for opioid addiction

The War on Recovery Lev Facher

STAT Plus: The methadone clinic monopoly: Opioid treatment chains backed by private equity are fighting calls for reform