Drug Addiction

A new study has found that people with a history of opioid abuse who took Novo Nordisk‘s (NYSE:NVO) Ozempic weight loss drug were significantly less likely to overdose, adding to growing evidence suggesting that the drug, primarily used for diabetes and weight loss, could help manage drug...

Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has stressed the urgent need to overhaul America’s approach to drug addiction. In a recent opinion piece published in STAT and republished on NIDA’s website, Volkow criticized the prevailing notion that incarcerating...

President Joe Biden talked about his son Hunter Biden’s struggles with drug addiction and his possible exposure to criminal charges in a recent interview. What Happened: Biden was questioned by Jake Tapper of “CNN Tonight” on Tuesday....

Oregon voters said yes to all-psychedelics possession decriminalization in 2020’s state ballot, and a recent poll by Data for Progress showed that the majorly stand by Measure 110’s original approval. The new survey reflected that 72% of Oregonians believe addiction is a...