A dangerous substance known as medetomidine is crowding emergency rooms in some states. Medetomidine is appearing in North ...

Health officials in Milwaukee and Dane counties are raising alarms that a powerful chemical sedative could complicate and worsen the opioid crisis. Health officials say medetomidine, an animal ...

Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

A new research report shows that 1 in 5 people using drugs and alcohol have symptoms of ADHD and that this rate increases to over one-third among people using benzodiazepines. The report—launched at a ...

Gabapentin is not likely to cause addiction, but it may lead to dependence or misuse if you have certain conditions. As such, doctors prescribe gabapentin carefully to avoid withdrawal symptoms and ...

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...

It’s not only people addicted to alcohol or drugs who experience significant withdrawal symptoms if they stop using. Antidepressant (AD) withdrawal symptoms are also common, can be severe and ...

Qulipta is an FDA-approved medication that prevents migraine episodes in adults. Clinical trials show that stopping Qulipta doesn’t usually cause withdrawal symptoms. While Qulipta doesn’t typically ...