Countless research projects to better understand the science of addiction are in motion. Those cross-disciplinary findings are informing prevention and treatment.

Benzodiazepine prescribing is most intense in the South and in economically disadvantaged counties. It’s also more common among older male primary care physicians.

A new drug policy was meant to curb unnecessary opioid prescriptions. Instead, a new study finds, prescriptions after surgery went up.

Benzodiazepines pose special risks to older adults. New research finds many of those who start taking them aren’t stopping.

Revisit U-M work from 2017 that is helping clinicians manage — or limit — opioid prescriptions so patients can avoid misuse and addiction.

A surprisingly high number of cancer patients use opioids for months after curative-intent surgery, new research finds. What cancer care teams should know.