Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

Family Guidance Center and Mosaic Life Care have launched a new program to help expecting or postpartum mothers recover from ...

Nearly 21 million Americans suffer from a substance abuse disorder and only 10 percent of them receive treatment for their condition, according to a new report released by the Surgeon General Vivek ...

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, nearly 48.4 million Americans experienced a ...

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 ...

A new study has revealed that a quarter of children in the U.S. have at least one parent with a substance use disorder. This data is then analyzed alongside the DSM-5 — the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

Organizations are breaking the stigma around substance abuse and providing resources during Substance Use Disorder Treatment ...

A sweeping expansion of telehealth services is opening new pathways to addiction treatment across Pennsylvania, where distance, transportation, and provider shortages have long limited care – ...

A all-new program to support pregnant and postpartum women recovering from substance use disorders has been launched by ...

Mental health and substance abuse disorders are the leading cause of disease burden — both financially and in terms of utilization — in the U.S., according to Kaiser Family Foundation. And compared ...

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The recent commentary by Jeffrey A. Schaler and Richard E. Vatz, “Hunter Biden is guilty, but he wasn’t addicted” (June 11), is strong on dogmatism, short on empathy, and devoid of any balanced ...