Types of drug addiction include alcohol, opioids, sedatives, stimulants, and tobacco. Substance abuse in the United States is one of the leading health conditions impacting millions of lives. Since ...

Lowcountry organizations are breaking the stigma around substance abuse and providing resources during Substance Use Disorder ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Of the millions of people who have a substance use disorder, many never get treatment. Mariah DeYoung, director of substance use disorder services at Pine Rest, said ...

A recent study highlighted the prevalence of recreational drug use among American teenagers, revealing that an estimated 2.9 million Americans under 18 have used marijuana in recent years. The ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

(NewsNation) — Those who use drugs have an increased risk of becoming homeless, according to a new study by University of California San Francisco researchers. More than 3,000 homeless Americans were ...

A new study found one in four U.S. children has a parent with a substance use disorder, a dramatic increase from years past A large portion of parents' disorders are considered moderate to severe The ...

The NSDUH creates its estimates using data from online or in-person responses. This means actual substance use rates may differ slightly from the report’s numbers. Substance use and misuse rates may ...

An expansion of facilities for the treatment of substance abuse announced this week by officials at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach is partly thanks to a charitable donation of $25 million and comes ...

Over my 50-year career as an addiction researcher, these are the most common misconceptions I've heard about people with alcohol and drug addictions. Myth 1: Addiction is a bad choice. Many people ...