WHNT: Bringing awareness to substance abuse during ‘Drug Addiction and Recovery Month’
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University is a science-based, multidisciplinary organization focused on transforming society's understanding of and response to the ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) — According to American Addiction Centers, there were 48.5 million Americans who battled a substance use disorder in the past year. “It’s a progressive illness. It’s a chronic ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced that his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight ...
Daily Emerald: Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in Florida: A Comprehensive Guide to Recovery
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 ...
Concerning new research has revealed that substance use disorders among young adults are on the rise. According to the American Addiction Center, one in seven young adults is affected—and given ...
STAT: Substance use experts are sounding the alarm on another addiction: gambling
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 ...
Newsweek on MSN: Map reveals states with the worst drug addiction problems
The addiction myth that drug use per se causes addiction, and not the situations faced by users, has resulted in a major shift of government money to funding treatment, without demonstrated efficacy, ...