Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The era of “tranq” may be ending. But tranq, as the powerful veterinary tranquilizer xylazine is known in the illicit drug supply, is being ...

Sedative-, hypnotic-, or anxiolytic- (SHA-) related disorders include SHA intoxication, SHA withdrawal, and SHA-use disorder. These disorders result from abuse of a class of medications known as ...

A two-part pharmacist-led intervention was associated with a dramatic reduction in the number of older adults in Quebec, Canada, who filled inappropriate prescriptions, a study has found. In a cluster ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- One of the genes that influences drug physical dependence and associated withdrawal has been identified at Oregon Health & Science University. The gene, Mpdz, is involved in physical ...

City officials released finalized reports Tuesday confirming that drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 and providing a more detailed picture of how the addiction crisis has been impacting ...

In the December, 1982 edition of High Times’ “Abuse Folio” column, David Smith and Rick Seymour write out medical advice from David Smith, M.D concerning Valium. Valium (diazepam) is the second most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A guide published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides strategies to promote sleep and reduce sedative-hypnotic ...