A new study published in Addiction has identified genetic factors that influence both a person's risk of developing an addiction and their educational attainment. Researchers found that some genetic ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When Greg heard about the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and the alleged involvement of their son Nick, the ...

Andy Dick’s extensive alcohol addiction has been revealed following his crack cocaine-induced overdose. Multiple sources who have known the troubled comedian for years told TMZ on Friday that he ...

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The fentanyl-fueled overdose crisis is both heartbreaking and terrifying. It has devastated communities — rural and urban, across all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. We know this pain both ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a measure authorizing billions of dollars in federal funding to help prevent drug overdoses and aid patients recovering from addiction, according to ...

Meta brought the case to Massachusetts' high court Friday to challenge a Suffolk Superior Court judge's October 2024 decision denying its bid to escape a suit alleging it misled consumers on the ...

A DraftKing ad on a garbage can outside Fenway Park featuring former Boston Bruin Zdeno Chara. (Charles Krupa/AP) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If ...

He's no longer a kid, but he's not quite a teen, so finding a gift for a 12-year-old boy can be tricky. At this point, he probably has a grasp on what he loves and enjoys doing in his free time. Maybe ...

The latest sports betting scandal to rock Major League Baseball led to an immediate reform: a new $200 ceiling on so-called prop bets on individual pitches, a limit that aims to protect the integrity ...