January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, which is designed to raise awareness about those suffering with substance ...

Trump launches addiction recovery initiative to coordinate federal agencies, set national goals, and expand treatment access for substance use disorder.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

The Foundation’s third round of grants to advance equity in mental health – particularly for people with substance use disorders – brings three-year award total to more than $33.7 million INDIANAPOLIS ...

In 2003, Wendy Dossett chaired an international symposium at a UK university. “I don’t remember chairing it. I know that I did, but I don’t remember anything that happened,” she says. At the time, she ...

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 ...

Substance use disorder is defined in the DSM-5-TR. It includes alcohol, stimulants, opioids, sedatives, cannabis, and tobacco, among others. Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) in oncology populations represent a significant yet underrecognized challenge, with prior research suggesting that up to 27 percent of cancer patients meet criteria for ...

When the pain of drug and alcohol addiction is finally too much, residents of Richland County can turn to Catalyst Life Services as many times as it takes. The average sober person has about seven ...

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, nearly 48.4 million Americans experienced a substance use disorder in the past year.

Mass General Brigham researchers scrutinized this concern with the first-ever study comparing substance use disorder rates in patients with ADHD who were prescribed stimulant medications during ...