Substance Use Information If you use cannabis, at some point, you should take a tolerance break. Like anything else, your body builds up a tolerance: you need more to get high. A T-Break could help ...

March 17-23 is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week.Dr. Candace Roney, director of the Office of Substance Use Services for the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, ...

Alcohol may affect your blood sugar levels ... They may monitor you more often for side effects of your oral drugs and to see how well those drugs are working for you. They may also recommend ...

Chronic alcohol consumption damages the entire digestive system, causing both inflammatory and toxic effects. The severity depends on the amount and frequency of intake, with gender differences and ...

For years, people taking GLP-1 type drugs (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy) have noticed that the medicines didn’t just help them to ...

Minnesota law enforcement officers tried out two devices that can detect six classes of drugs and chemicals that can impair drivers as part of a yearlong pilot program.

Mangaluru: An individual who becomes addicted to any substance, such as drugs or alcohol, destroys their health, finances, ...

In opening up about his battle with drugs and alcohol, rapper Mac Miller also spoke honestly about his mental health issues, including lengthy bouts of depression. The “Good News” rapper ...

I’d have dismissed the report had I not spoken with a pal who has lost a solid 20-plus pounds using a GLP-1. “I believe it,” ...

“We believe that at least one of the mechanisms of how these drugs reduce alcohol drinking is by reducing the rewarding effects of alcohol, such as those related to the brain neurotransmitter dopamine ...

Last December, the FAA published a long-pending final rule—mandated by Congress in 2012—to expand drug and alcohol testing requirements to safety-sensitive aviation personnel at repair stations ...