Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

Clinical evidence has long suggested that the use of GLP-1 medications is linked to lower substance use. It’s also been ...

Medicinal cannabinoids show little strong evidence of helping mental health or substance use disorders, University of Sydney ...

While the United States continues to experience a worsening of the drug overdose crisis, addiction among older adults often remains overlooked. There were more than 30,000 unintentional drug overdoses ...

There’s “no evidence” that medical marijuana is effective in treating anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress, according ...

Across the United States at any given time, there are hundreds if not thousands of projects and programs aimed at reducing negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors concerning mental and substance ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting 12%–13% of adolescents in the United States, according to some studies.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting 12%–13% of adolescents in the United States, according to some studies. The pattern of inattention, ...

The term “stigma” is used throughout this chapter and the report to represent the complex of attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and structures that interact at different levels of society (i.e., ...