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

Mental health and addiction often share a tangled relationship, with each one feeding off and fueling the other. In fact, it’s estimated that nearly 38 percent of adults with substance use disorders ...

Paris Jackson speaks about her experiences with addiction, treatment-resistant depression, and complex PTSD, and more.

Emotional sobriety is an aspect of addiction recovery that focuses on regulating feelings and learning to face challenges ...

Our society has weathered several addiction-related crises. From crack cocaine to Oxycontin to the current Fentanyl crisis, the United States is no stranger to the issues of addiction. As we grapple ...

People in the United States are in the midst of an ongoing opioid epidemic and a wave of mental health problems. So funding and staff cuts to a federal agency that supports mental health care, suicide ...

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ...

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