Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, ...

When most people think of the world’s most commonly used drugs, opioids often come to mind due to their devastating toll in overdose deaths and media coverage. But the reality is more nuanced. While ...

Less than half of people experiencing homelessness regularly used illicit drugs in the prior six months. The most common drugs used by this population aren’t opioids but methamphetamines. And a ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Marijuana continues to be the European Union’s most commonly used drug, with almost 79 million EU citizens estimated to have tried it at some point in their lives, the bloc’s ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you mentioned a class of drugs called SNRIs for pain. I know about SSRIs for depression. What are SNRIs? -- D.S. ANSWER: SSRIs, the selective serotonin reuptake ...