Dr. David Brendel answers the question: 'Substance Abuse And Depression?' — -- Question: What is the relationship between depression and substance abuse? Answer: There is a very close ...

WASHINGTON — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic ...

Alcohol, drug and vape use are decreasing among students in Summit and Wasatch counties, following a statewide trend.

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A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health ...

Taylor Momsenopened up about a time in her life that made her spiral into a deep depression and a world of substance abuse. “Something that I was teetering with before really took on a life of its own ...

A new study from the American Cancer Society’s medical journal found that psilocybin — the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms” — helped with depression Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at ...

A newly approved medication to treat postpartum depression will cost $15,900 per 14-day course, before insurance, when it reaches the market later this year, raising concerns among doctors and ...

Taylor Momsen experienced a “dark period” in her life following the death of two friends. “I got very heavy into substance abuse and this cloud of depression that I couldn't shake,” Momsen, 32, shared ...

Q. I developed severe depression while taking Repatha, the injectable cholesterol lowering drug. It took me a horrible nine months to realize the drug was making me suicidal. If I wasn’t sleeping, I ...

A. Your doctor was correct that depression and suicidal thoughts do not appear in the official prescribing information for evolocumab (Repatha) or a similar drug, alirocumab (Praluent). Both are ...

For the millions of people who take Ozempic and Wegovy, weight loss is the best-known outcome — but a new study suggests the medications could also help squash depression. Investigators from Epic ...