Substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition that affects the brain and behavior, making it difficult for a person to control their use of substances like alcohol, drugs, or medications even ...

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 ...

Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

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.

Because substance use disorders don’t exist in isolation; they’re interconnected with homelessness, mental illness, and ...

A new study by CDC researchers has found that substance use disorders cost the U.S. economy just under $93 billion in 2023.

Michigan allocates $37.5 million for SUD recovery housing, part of a broader $131.75 million budget for SUD services.

This article was originally published by Dome in its May/June 2024 issue. As a child growing up in Nigeria, Johns Hopkins physician Seun Falade-Nwulia felt distressed by the plight of female children ...

Increasing numbers of ketamine users are asking if they may be addicted to ketamine. The answer often is yes. We don’t yet know how widespread ketamine use disorder (KUD) is. Still, the internet is ...

A new study shows that in 2023, substance use disorders led to nearly $93 billion in lost productivity in the United States ...