Millions of Americans take antidepressants. And like all medication, they come with side effects. Researchers studied 30 ...

A large new study found that the side effects of antidepressants vary significantly by drug. Some medications resulted in weight loss, while others resulted in weight gain. Heart rate and blood ...

The findings may help millions of doctors work with their patients to determine the right choice for them in a sea of options ...

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ...

In the study, published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet, researchers analyzed more than 58,000 participants to compare 30 ...

Many people assume when people have a substance use disorder (SUD), their issue is with one substance, such as alcohol or opioids. The reality is that most people with an SUD are polysubstance abusers ...

Many of the prescription drugs that are commonly abused or misused are brands most people have heard of. Painkillers, also known as opioids, are the most frequently abused ones, per data from the New ...

Nitrous oxide deaths in the United States spiked by more than 500% between 2010 and 2023, a new study's findings in JAMA Network Open indicate. In September 2024, CNN reported that misuse of laughing ...

Researchers in the U.K. have published a major review of published data on physical side effects related to antidepressants such as changes in weight, blood pressure and heart rate.