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.

Mental and substance abuse disorders were the leading cause of nonfatal health issues around the world in 2010, researchers say. These disorders were responsible for more of the global burden of ...

In many cases, it is a family member or very good friend who raises concern about the patient’s behavior (rather than the patient himself/herself doing so). The first port of call is usually a GP ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Often starting in adolescence or young adulthood, many individuals have both a substance abuse disorder and at least one psychiatric disorder, although which diagnosis came first is frequently unclear ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes Substance Use Prevention Month every October to increase public awareness of the dangers of substance use and its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington County announced plans to create a deflection program — aiming to connect people facing substance abuse disorder with treatment rather than the criminal justice ...

I was talking with a friend the other night, and he asked me my opinion about the line between addiction and normal behavior. He was specifically wondering whether I think that everyone who looks at ...

Mental illness and drug addiction are nothing new to New Mexico, which ranks 10th-worst nationally for mental health in 2024 and sixth for fatal overdoses. During Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s six ...

A medication currently used to treat diabetes and obesity may offer a new way to help people struggling with alcohol addiction. A recent study published in eBioMedicine found that the drug tirzepatide ...

Tommy Canning was 22 years old when he first arrived at an addiction support centre battling alcohol and drug abuse problems ...