The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, ...

New Mexico tops the list for the state with the worst drug problems, according to new analysis.

See where Texas ranked in WalletHub's 2026 drug use study and which states had the highest and lowest rates.

A recent study by WalletHub shows Arkansas ranked second in the US for drug abuse, with high rates of opioid prescriptions, ...

Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders, which can include addictions to alcohol or drugs. Other issues that affect millions - such as gambling, shopping, gaming, ...

A new study from WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on drug use, and Utah was ranked last, ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Eli Lilly, the company ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Ion channels have been created that are selectively activated by cocaine and that act to either stimulate or inhibit the electrical activity of neuronal cells in the brain. These cocaine-activated ion ...