Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

Micromanaging bosses and little-to-no work-life balance are a couple of characteristics of a toxic work environment. Experts share how to handle it and thrive in your career.

Key points. David E. Smith, M.D., started the first free medical clinic for problem drug users in the United States. “Dr. Dave” is considered one of the founders of modern addiction medicine.

One of the most important factors that caused it to be widely accepted was its apparent freedom from toxic side effects and addiction. 1 It is fortunate that meprobamate is relatively innocuous in ...

The expansion of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction is a plank of the Biden administration’s strategy to combat the overdose crisis. First approved to treat opioid addiction in ...

STAT's '3 to Watch' series looks at addiction policy: Future of supervised consumption, use of addiction medications, buprenorphine access via telehealth.

Numerous factors, including mental health concerns, homelessness, and poverty, contribute to today's addiction and overdose crisis.

Pre-med culture is intense, competitive and sometimes outright toxic — but does that mean it’s all bad? In a field where the stakes are life and death, the cutthroat mentality may be more of a ...

Fellowship graduates are eligible to take the addiction medicine certification exam by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the American Osteopathic Association. Only applicants who meet all ...