Supporting someone with substance abuse. NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 have partnered with Metrocare, a provider of mental health ...

Below, STAT previews the three key questions that could define a potentially busy year in the worlds of substance use and ...

For the fifth consecutive year, the number of American teenagers using drugs and alcohol remains at a historic low, a new ...

Treatment for substance misuse includes medications, therapy, rehabilitation programs, and more. The right treatment for substance misuse is unique to each person. It depends on the substance or ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

Often starting in adolescence or young adulthood, many individuals have both a substance abuse disorder and at least one psychiatric disorder, although which diagnosis came first is frequently unclear ...

The bad news keeps getting worse in many places when it comes to the challenges districts face in addressing students’ substance abuse. School health workers in most districts report that they are ...

In the United States, alcohol is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). However, it is subject to certain regulations. For some, alcohol consumption provides a feeling ...

Substance abuse, or an unhealthy pattern of alcohol or other drug use, can harm your health if you have HIV. It can also lead to risky behaviors that could make you more likely to get HIV or pass the ...

Multiple studies have linked having schizophrenia with an increased risk of violent crime, specifically those also with substance use disorder.