People with schizophrenia have much higher rates of substance use disorders – including alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine – than the general population. One study found 47% of people ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) in oncology populations represent a significant yet underrecognized challenge, with prior research suggesting that up to 27 percent of cancer patients meet criteria ...

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead ...

Your doctor will help you choose just the right treatment plan. It’s not that substance use problems make antidepressants ineffective. Many people who have depression and problems with drugs or ...

A wave of new “tough-on-crime” state laws across the country criminalizes substance use and homelessness, raising serious public health concerns. For example, 2024’s “Safer Kentucky Act ...

Inflammation and mitochondrial function as mechanisms in accelerated aging (AA) across substance use disorders (SUDs). This figure presents a proposed model linking genes associated with ...

Rates of mental illness and substance use remained largely stable in 2023, according to federal data, underscoring the severity of the long-running U.S. mental health crisis and worst-in-the-world ...

Novel research shows brain connections can predict future substance use in adolescents Date: March 3, 2025 Source: Elsevier Summary: Adolescent substance use is a significant predictor of future ...

They represent family members, friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lives that opioid and substance use disorders impact don’t discriminate. These disorders affect people of all ages ...