Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, or other psychoactive substances to the point where their ability to ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

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 ...

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, nearly 48.4 million Americans experienced a ...

River Oaks Treatment Center, traditionally recognized for its expertise in treating substance use and co-occurring disorders, has recently broadened its mission to include specialized mental health ...

On Tuesday, thousands of health agencies and organizations across the country got word that federal grants for some mental ...

Approximately $2 billion in grants were canceled, undermining bipartisan efforts to strengthen the behavioral health system ...

Temple University Hospital's Episcopal Campus in Kensington is undergoing a $12 million expansion that includes a new outpatient clinic for people with substance use disorders and improvements to its ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte From laboratory models to small human trials, a new review explores whether popular metabolic drugs could ...

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, lost around $1.9 billion in federal grants, which ...