Tag Archives: addictions

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 NIH-funded finding supports addressing smoking cessation during substance use treatment Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Based on their analysis of data …

Almost on a whim last September, John Henry bought his first bottle of kratom. Standing in line at a gas station near the King of Prussia Mall, he’d watched a customer ahead of him purchase two shots of a tonic called OPMS Black Liquid Kratom. “Does that stuff work?” he asked. The man said he had been addicted to opioids, …