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 ...

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

An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals both shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk, showing ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Study: Young Adult Substance Use as a Predictor of Poor Self-Rated Memory Decades Later in Midlife (DOI: 10.1177/08982643261431)Young adults who ...

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, ...

Almost every Kentuckian knows someone who has died of an overdose. The crisis is so acute that Kentucky claims the 4th highest overdose death rate in the country, with the rate among Black Kentuckians ...