Why do so many people struggle to stop drinking, quit smoking, or resist endless scrolling on their phones? Addiction touches ...

From legal pitfalls to temperature-sensitive drugs, here’s how to travel safely and legally with your medication ...

You can bring needles and injectable medicines like EpiPens (for allergies), insulin or Wegovy in your hand luggage. But it’s important to carry a doctor’s note stating your medical condition and the ...

A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers – risks underestimating the potential harms to long-term antidepressant ...

Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction's high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug.

So deducting the rate of symptoms after stopping a placebo or continuing an antidepressant from antidepressant withdrawal symptoms is likely to underestimate the true extent of withdrawal.

A new study has sparked debate on the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms when patients stop taking antidepressants, as well as on the severity of those symptoms.

Stopping an SSRI or SNRI isn’t likely to cause ‘clinically significant’ symptoms, a new review suggests, prompting disagreement among experts.

A new telehealth program is hoping to help patients avoid experiencing withdrawal symptoms from antidepressant medication. NBC News' Dr. Akshay Syal explains the pros and cons of using ...

Opioid withdrawal syndrome is a serious condition that arises from dependence on opioids. Here's a guide to easing opiate withdrawal symptoms with remedies and strategies that can help at home.

A study reveals a brain circuit between the interpeduncular nucleus and the laterodorsal tegmentum that drives nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Inhibiting this connection in mice reduced anxiety, ...