Addiction
Updated Oct 12, 2026 9:00 AM PT
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Deputy Alberto Martínez Urincho has presented a proposal before the Mexico City Congress to reform several provisions of the Federal Law on Games and Sweepstakes regarding gambling addiction and ...
A Bradford Council spokesperson said the findings "reinforced" the importance of its continuing prevention, education and early intervention work. Born in Bradford's Age of Wonder project sees the ...
North Carolina's rank when it comes to gambling problems. Also, a quick rundown on N.C.'s gambling laws, most- and least-addicted states and more.
West LA Outpatient Center Offers Telehealth PHP and IOP Programming Statewide, Removing Distance as a Barrier to ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — There’s a scene in “Union County” that sticks with you long after the credits roll. The protagonist Cody (Will Poulter), a recovering opioid addict in rural Ohio, is on the verge of ...
Before making any decision, ultimately and always, any discussion or consideration involving addiction and recovery must begin, continue, and conclude with medical advice.
Dr. Mary Rhee explains a VA trial testing GLP-1 drugs for alcohol use and why veterans are an important group for addiction research.
Advocates question if D.C. is violating laws by using opioid settlement money to cover previous costs instead of adding new funding.
The composer Missy Mazzoli, driven by personal loss, has turned America’s overdose epidemic into a dark, fantastical allegory.
The VA has initiated the CRAVE trial to evaluate weekly semaglutide injections for veterans with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder.
Ahead of Responsible Gaming Education Month in September and the NFL season kickoff days later, CasinoReviews.net is releasing a five-year analysis of US Google search behavior showing that where ...
Key Takeaways State and local governments will receive more than $50 billion from a landmark court settlement with opioid manufacturersThe money is supposed to help fight the opioid crisisBut some ...
Set in small-town America, a euphoric merry-go-round becomes an allegory for addiction at Edinburgh International Festival ...
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing ...
The helpline gap: 8 of America's 10 gambling addiction search hotspots are in states without regulated online casinos. Ahead of ...
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential. In a study published in Nature, they report a ...
We all have family members, friends, somebody who it touches and it's unfortunate that there's so much stigma that's still surrounding it,' doctor says of addiction ...
Amid rising living costs, 53% of South Africans are resorting to gambling to manage their finances, highlighting a concerning shift in household budgeting practices.
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential. In a study published in Nature, they report a ...
As the state continues to rake in cash, local retailers who sell the tickets fear the new app will sap customers from their stores.
I’m not naive. I know that my opinions and my experience in this area as a physician are very different from the opinions of some politicians or police members' ...
A father is suing several major game companies after he claims that the companies negatively contributed to his son's gaming addiction.
Spread the loveWhen you think about addiction, your mind might jump to substances or perhaps even the more overt forms of gambling, like slot machines in a casino. But there’s a quieter, more ...
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential. In a study published in Nature, they report a ...
A Thai herbal medicine programme could expand access to methamphetamine addiction treatment while reducing costs and improving recovery outcomes, according to a researcher at Thammasat University.
Martin Cheer says 54 per cent of people seeking help for problem gambling is not linked to community gaming machines but Lotto, TAB, casino and online gambling products. Photo / File A self-proclaimed ...
Reposted from U of U Health. Fernando WilsonAn epidemic of opioid addiction costs the United States as much as $4 trillion per year in health care ...
Tramadol became one of the world’s most widely prescribed opioid painkillers after being developed by German pharmaceutical company Grünenthal. When German regulators considered imposing tighter ...
Significant sex differences exist in the prevalence of specific mental health disorders and substance use behaviors among patients with methamphetamine use disorder.
A joint team comprising senior medical and administrative officials has been proposed by the committee to examine the operations of de-addiction centers in Punjab.