Adolescents who use drugs or binge drink alcohol are more likely to experience psychological distress and have seriously ...

Healthcare professionals with AltaPointe Health are encouraging more open conversations about the close connection between ...

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 can escalate from a casual weekend binge to a severe problem in just a few days. Here’s how technology is making a difference. While each story of substance use disorder, or SUD, is ...

Ellie Wight thought ketamine was a "safe option" - now her bladder can hold only a fraction of the urine that it should.

High schoolers at White Oak School recently got a lesson in the dangers of drugs. Staff from the Hampden District Attorney’s ...

The Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has introduced a prevention program aimed at ...

This Q&A addresses the health risks associated with cannabis use and discusses how federal reclassification might help science understand cannabis better.

Fireworks show helps fight substance use disorder ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. It also ...