The connection between mental health and substance misuse is frequently misunderstood and underreported. In March 2025, Us Weekly presented ‘The Missing Issue' - which was dedicated to an exploration ...

From vapes at gas stations to alcohol in nearly every social setting, addictive behaviors are more accessible than ever. While many recognize the term ‘addiction’, spotting the signs in a friend or ...

Next week I was to be at two conferences at the same time speaking on boomer and senior addictions. One was in San Diego and the other was in Pennsylvania. Thankfully, my codependency is not raging ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

The connection between mental health and substance misuse is frequently misunderstood and underreported. Through these discussions, several celebrities reflected on their own experiences with ...

In the spring of 2014, family members, local volunteers, and a retired crime-scene investigator set out to find the remains ...

Nebraska researchers are focusing on the special challenges of preventing and treating drug abuse and addiction in rural ...

Americans consume a staggering amount of the opioid painkiller hydrocodone, about 99 percent of the world's supply. In October, after 10 years of debate the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reclassified ...

In what must be example 5,745,347 (estimated) of “things that would have been a weekslong scandal in the before times but now barely register in our post-truth Trumpian reality,” the U.S. government, ...

Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M University offers one ...

This short chapter summarizes some of the key discussions concerning how drug abuse is viewed in the society and the implications of those views. These discussions occurred throughout the committee's ...

SHE DID A GREAT JOB RAISING HER SON. WELL, AT 645 THERE’S A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND SOMEONE’S DEPENDANCE TO THEIR PHONE. LOCAL DOCTORS SAY THEY’RE TREATING MORE YOUNG ...