The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes Substance Use Prevention Month every ...

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition that affects the brain and behavior, making it difficult for a person to control their use of substances like alcohol, drugs, or medications even ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

A substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable, chronic disease characterized by a cluster of cognitive, behavioral and ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

Until relatively recently, health providers and researchers paid limited attention to alcohol and other drug use by older adults. But as baby boomers have turned 65, the age at which they qualify for ...

In 2003, Wendy Dossett chaired an international symposium at a UK university. “I don’t remember chairing it. I know that I did, but I don’t remember anything that happened,” she says. At the time, she ...

Pink cocaine is a new designer drug. It’s typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances likely dyed with food coloring. Sometimes it may have a sweet smell, like strawberries. The drug, ...

Rowan County Public Health is inviting community members to attend the upcoming Substance Use Forum on Oct. 20, from 5-8 p.m. at the Rowan County Community Center, located at 1935 Jake Alexander Blvd.

The FDA announced Monday that it would change the drug’s label to reflect potential benefits in reducing autism symptoms.