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 ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

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

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

Across the United States at any given time, there are hundreds if not thousands of projects and programs aimed at reducing negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors concerning mental and substance ...

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, ...

Rapidly rising drug overdose rates in the United States during the past decade underscore the need to increase access to treatment among people with substance use disorders (SUDs). We analyzed trends ...

If overuse of alcohol or drugs harms your health or causes trouble at your home, school, or job, experts call this substance use disorder (SUD). No one knows for sure what causes SUD. Many things, ...

The term “stigma” is used throughout this chapter and the report to represent the complex of attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and structures that interact at different levels of society (i.e., ...