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 ...

About one in six working adults in the U.S. battle a substance use disorder, and nearly 10% of U.S. employees have a cannabis or stimulant use disorder. Recognizing this, Carrum Health has expanded ...

Substance use disorder (SUD) affects a person’s ability to control their use of alcohol or drugs. SUD can affect various areas of a person’s life, such as work, school, or family responsibilities.

The report, posted by the Tennessee Department of Health’s Division of Family Health and Wellness, details the causes of and ...

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 ...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently proposed a new addition to the addiction vernacular: “preaddiction.” The idea is that the word will ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati developed a novel artificial intelligence to predict substance use defining ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...

A Veteran Affairs Department plan to hire more substance use disorder treatment staff medical centers to expand veteran access ended up with only a fraction of its intended goal, a report has found.

Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) (“Adial” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment and prevention of addiction and ...