Substance use disorder continues to be a pervasive health challenge in the U.S. as 61 million people have reported alcohol use disorder and 9 million have opioid use issues, according to federal data.

This article was originally published by Dome in its May/June 2024 issue. As a child growing up in Nigeria, Johns Hopkins physician Seun Falade-Nwulia felt distressed by the plight of female children ...

New polling from the Legal Action Center shows North Carolinians nearly universally (98%) view substance use disorders (SUD) as a problem deserving of attention. More than two-thirds know someone ...

For parents struggling with mental health or substance use disorders, access to treatment can often mean the difference between keeping and losing their children. But a new analysis of health and ...

People with any type of substance use disorder (SUD) stand a 24% higher risk of having an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of a previous discharge compared with those without the disorder ...

The question caught me off guard as I presented at a regional mental health conference. My initial thought was a quick "no" that I kept to myself. Such a reaction is one that I have learned usually ...

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A study of over a million people in Sweden found that individuals whose parents had a substance use disorder face an ...

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Substance use disorders, such as alcohol use disorder, were found to be more prevalent among survivors of specific cancer types, according to research. Survivors of certain types of cancer have a ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...

Are you feeling stuck? Overwhelmed? Do you struggle with depression, anxiety, panic, low self-esteem, or maybe substance use? Everyone gets stuck or overwhelmed at times and sometimes we need ...