When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok, or YouTube ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

Izabel Rose hoped a month in Japan would help her quit the drug - it did, but not in the way she expected.

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vending machine in Illinois offered free naloxone. The drug can allow a bystander to help someone who is overdosing on an opioid ...

June 26 is designated as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by the United Nations Office on ...

HOOKSETT, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopefuls called for a more compassionate discussion around drug addiction Tuesday, with emphasis on substance abuse as a curable disease, not a moral failing.

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ...

Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...