Podcast: Is there a single explanation that accounts for all addictive behaviors, or is the reality more complex? Under the Cortex explores.

The substance abuse research team at Temple University is dedicated to combating the addiction epidemic by developing a new ...

The programs aim to address drug use from a public health and social justice perspective, rather than a security one.

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders​, which can include addictions to alcohol or ...

San Francisco - A new study from the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) is reshaping the public ...

Marcie McIlveen hated health care after negative experiences in treatment programs. Now, she’s spearheading a pilot at St.

For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher is ...

Recent research backs the explanation of "common liability"—not a "gateway" effect—for why youth who try vaping are likelier ...

Authors Key Points Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] Background About 40.3 million Americans have a substance use disorder (SUD).

Lawmakers are hoping to expand and improve upon a 2015 law that offers grants to county jails treating inmates experiencing substance use disorders. Act 80 provides funding for the use of naltrexone, ...

Substance-use deaths in Surry County are at a four-year low, according to the latest annual statistics, which one official ...

Linn-Walton, who oversees substance-use programs at the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, began her battle with ...