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 ...

Experts at NAPNAP 2026 emphasize the need for school-based interventions to address ongoing alcohol and marijuana use among diverse high school populations.

The new findings indicate the need for greater regulation of medical marijuana use, the Australian authors said. “Though our ...

Medicare covered about 62 million lives in 2020. While often the standard setter for other health care financing systems, Medicare falls far behind the coverage standards of most private and ...

Substance use disorders are a major health challenge facing the US, with 76,000 drug overdose deaths in the year ending April 2020, an increase of 56percent from 2015. Opioids are blamed for a ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Let me introduce ...

Medicinal cannabis does not reduce symptoms in a range of conditions it is increasingly used to treat including substance use ...

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

Oregon consistently ranks near the bottom of the country in terms of access to treatment for substance use disorders. Portland-based Boulder Care seeks to address that by providing telehealth and ...

Accumulating scientific evidence and industry interest from Eli Lilly, Altimmune and startup Baseline Therapeutics is driving further research on the therapeutic potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists ...