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Articles tagged with #drug-addiction
In March 2025, Dr. Nora Volkow a leading voice in addiction research argued that we’re shifting how success is measured: “reduction of drug use” is being advanced as a valid endpoint in treatment trials, not just total abstinence. That’s a humble but...
The short answer is: there’s no one-size-fits-all “magic pill.” But the science is evolving, and new possibilities are emerging. Let’s walk through where we are now and where we might be headed. Starting from a recent study: GLP-1 drugs and addiction...
In a groundbreaking 2025 randomized trial, researchers found that once-weekly semaglutide a medication originally developed for diabetes and obesity “reduced weekly alcohol craving relative to placebo” and led to measurable declines in alcohol consum...
“Now, the FDA accepts reduction in use as a valid clinical outcome” opening new doors for treatments where total abstinence isn’t always immediately realistic. In a small human trial, Ozempic users reduced their alcohol craving and drank significantl...
“Providing incentives for \*treatment participation and negative drug tests is the most effective treatment we have for methamphetamine and cocaine addictions.”— Dr. Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse [(NIDA)](https://nida.nih.gov/about-ni...
A recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a sobering fact: nearly one in six adults binge drinks, with almost a quarter of those episodes occurring at levels considered “high intensity,” twice the level ...
