Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.

Investigation reveals that 270 children in Norfolk were suspended or excluded from school last year.

Narconon offers help for drug addiction: Narconon is a non-profit drug rehab program dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and drug addiction through rehab, drug information and drug education. Narconon ...

People in the United States are in the midst of an ongoing opioid epidemic and a wave of mental health problems. So funding and staff cuts to a federal agency that supports mental health care, suicide ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

More than half of Hong Kong’s drug abuse victims need more and better detoxification and counseling services for recovery, says a new survey. About 55 percent of drug abusers only seek detox services ...

Correction: In this video, we misstated Dr. Katie Witkiewitz’s credentials. She is a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of New Mexico. The ...

Marijuana is now legalized for recreational use in several U.S. states and territories like Washington D.C., Guam, U.S.

In total, 427 people under the age of 19 accessed drug services in 2023-24, with over half reporting issues with substance abuse.

BBC survey shows Dudley is following the national trend as more children are getting treatment for drug and alcohol abuse ...