A man grabbed his ex-partner by the neck and threatened to slit her throat a week before Christmas, court heard Friday.

Semaglutide, the active ingredient behind blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, is now at the center of a growing body of evidence suggesting it can sharply reduce alcohol consumption in people ...

The Travis center's outreach coordinator, known as the "Addiction Angel," will lead the Feb. 26 event focused on coping tools for overwhelmed families.

Brought together by the Illinois Prevention Network – a coalition of organizations working to create safe, healthy and ...

Treatment episodes were defined by initiation (no visit to the same program in the prior 30 days) and discontinuation (no services for ≥15 days), and retention was calculated as the share of episodes ...

Neighborhood groups are mobilizing against any proposal that would bring supportive housing and addiction treatment to the campus.

GLP-1 medications are everywhere, but what happens when appetite suppression meets a culture obsessed with thinness?

Over the objections of some residents concerned about having a sober living house in their neighborhood, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission approved plans for StepHouse Recovery to operate one on ...

Definium Therapeutics, Inc. ("Definium" or the "Company"), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing a new generation of therapeutics intended to address underlying causes of ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) makes red blood cells rigid and sickle-shaped, which can block blood flow. This can cause pain crises, infections, and other serious complications. Medications are often the ...

Objectives The optimal maternal age at childbirth has been a topic of bourgeoning literature, with earlier ages offering physiological benefits for maternal recovery. In contrast, later ages to give ...

The Directed Payment Program for Behavioral Health Services (DPP-BHS) is one of four directed payment programs (DPPs) HHSC submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for ...