This story was originally published by Grist with the headline 10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands on Jan 28 ...

Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett each had a different vision of reproductive freedom. Would reproductive rights be more secure if Dennett’s had prevailed?

We are unbowed and we will not be intimidated, no matter what they throw at us.  And like the people of our state, I will never quit, I will never surrender, and I will never, ever back down.” ...

With slowing economy, the upcoming budget is likely to unveil several measures to support demand and prop up growth.

Dr Sohail Nasti By Nazir Ganaie/ Dabirah Hassan BORN in the quiet village of Sarnal in Anantnag, Dr. Sohail Nasti’s remarkable ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, addiction to alcohol or drugs is classified as a disability. Employees are protected from discrimination due to their history with substance use ...

“These findings suggest that medically recommended cannabis is not associated with reduced addiction risk compared with nonmedical use,” the research team led by Dr. Nora Volkow, director of ...

Addiction is not a property of the substance ingested or activity engaged in. Instead, research indicates that it is more related to what else is, or isn’t, going on in a person’s life that ...

seeking to invalidate the final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (“MHPAEA”) that the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services ...

Because substances of abuse act directly on the reward center of the brain to deliver their high—this involves speedy and intense release of the neurotransmitter dopamine—addiction can be seen ...

Research shows that low nicotine levels make it much harder for smokers to maintain their addiction and easier for them to quit. After years of research, the FDA estimates that, within a year of ...

Jan. 13, 2025 — A new study found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general population with the states' passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws. However, the findings also show ...