addiction

The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking levels; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl—the cheap synthetic opioid—remains poorly understood by policymakers and the public. We separate the facts from the fiction surrounding fentanyl.

On July 15, TPR and UT Health San Antonio hosted this panel discussion focusing on ways to treat and combat substance use disorder.

Some Ozempic patients are reporting an unexpected side effect: They say it's treating their additions, from alcohol to cigarettes to gambling. And researchers are taking note.

The former first lady co-founded the Betty Ford Center just four years after opening up about her own struggles with drugs and alcohol in the late 1970’s.

A UTSA professor of psychology explains why it's hard to keep those resolutions

As Americans spend more time on their phones, behavioral economists are studying the line between a habit and an addiction.

It was last year on Sept. 6 that DPS surveillance video captured State Representative Alfonzo "Poncho" Nevarez at the Austin Bergstrom Airport as he…

The COVID-19 outbreak has strained the social supports and routines that help recovering addicts stay clean — and put new people at risk. As more cities…

Nutrition experts are increasingly sounding the alarm on sugar.

As the government primarily focuses its efforts and resources on fighting the nation's ongoing opioid crisis, methamphetamine has reemerged as a growing…