According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, nearly 48.4 million Americans experienced a substance use disorder in the past year.

Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...

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It’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month… which is a time to increase awareness, reduce stigma, and remind those who are ...

Illustration courtesy of Vivian Chang GLP-1 receptor agonists are being studied as a treatment for a variety of substance use disorders (SUDs). This 3-part series looks at the current evidence for the ...

More than 39 million adults with a substance use disorder did not receive treatment in 2022, according to the latest data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Nearly 95% ...

On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) for the calendar year 2025. The Proposed Rule would implement ...

Substance use can escalate from a casual weekend binge to a severe problem in just a few days. Here’s how technology is making a difference. While each story of substance use disorder, or SUD, is ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Tampa has published a new educational resource exploring the physiological effects of alcohol ...

Drug treatments for cannabis use disorder remain limited but a new trial suggests an antismoking drug could help to reduce ...

Nearly eight out of 10 people entering the North Carolina state prison system in fiscal year 2021-22 had a substance use disorder in need of treatment, according to a report from the Department of ...

The West Virginia Senate Health Committee unanimously approved legislation that would fundamentally reshape how the state ...