Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

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Medicare covered about 62 million lives in 2020. While often the standard setter for other health care financing systems, Medicare falls far behind the coverage standards of most private and ...

Substance use disorders are a major health challenge facing the US, with 76,000 drug overdose deaths in the year ending April 2020, an increase of 56percent from 2015. Opioids are blamed for a ...

Experts at NAPNAP 2026 emphasize the need for school-based interventions to address ongoing alcohol and marijuana use among diverse high school populations.

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

Oregon consistently ranks near the bottom of the country in terms of access to treatment for substance use disorders. Portland-based Boulder Care seeks to address that by providing telehealth and ...

Rachel Stucker, executive director for the Housing Alliance Delaware, talks about the initiatives driving the organization's mission. She highlights the upcoming "Point in Time Count" event scheduled ...