Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco and ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a $96 million grant program to help cities and ...

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 ...

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance in the United States, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show. The survey revealed that in 2022, cannabis increased in ...

Often starting in adolescence or young adulthood, many individuals have both a substance abuse disorder and at least one psychiatric disorder, although which diagnosis came first is frequently unclear ...

Nearly three-quarters of the over 29 million adult Americans who identify as having substance use disorder are in recovery, new federal data shows. This weekend, hundreds of advocates in the field ...

Teenage substance experimentation is driven by low baseline dopamine, acting as a compensatory brain response.

A Major Advance in Our Knowledge about Religion and Health While there have been many prior studies on spirituality and health and even many meta-analyses within the religion and health literature, ...

The abuse of illicit drugs and pharmaceutical substances is rising across the country. According to experts, this is largely ...

A bill introduced in April focusing on increasing access to mental health and substance misuse care now waits to be signed by ...

The obstetrics staff was surprised the first time it happened in June 2025. A pregnant woman who was dependent on ...

Autistic folks may be at higher risk for substance misuse disorder, but treatment can help you recover and learn healthier coping mechanisms. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, is an umbrella ...