Cannabis use disorder is a serious addiction in adolescents and adults, which experts believe is more common because many ...

High-dose cannabis can interfere with normal brain development, increasing medical and psychiatric risks for teens and young ...

THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main psychoactive ingredient in the cannabis plant and is what delivers the "high" when someone smokes or ingests marijuana. The contamination is ...

With the increasing prevalence of marijuana use in households, pet owners need to be aware of the potential risks posed to their furry companions. While cannabis may have medicinal benefits for ...

Given the similarity of symptoms among ethanol, benzodiazepine, and gabapentin withdrawal syndromes, the common thread may be those agents' effects on GABA levels. Pittenger and Desan [17 ...

The Lancet review, which included 79 studies and 21,000 people, found that 15% of antidepressant users experienced withdrawal symptoms after they stopped taking the drug. Common symptoms included ...

Across Washington, only two detox beds are reserved for youth who need help withdrawing from substances like fentanyl and ...

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by ...

Black men born 1951-1970 always have had the greatest risk of dying of overdoses, even in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It's true ...

From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, here's how state and local governments used billions in opioid settlement ...