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 ...

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.

Starting substance use early—especially alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis—increases the likelihood of addiction later in life ( ...

Carrum Health launched a substance use disorder treatment program for employers a year ago and has now expanded it to include ...

The risk for substance use disorder exists whenever someone consumes alcohol or ingests drugs, including certain prescription ...

Carrum's nationwide network includes rigorously vetted COEs such as Hazelden Betty Ford, Recovery Centers of America and The Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, evaluated for evidence-based treatments, ...

Nearly two-thirds of people suffering through substance use disorders are currently employed, making it a critical workplace ...

H.R. 1 will devastate Medicaid, but Kentucky can protect thousands of residents, particularly those at highest risk, while ...

When people don’t receive support, they tend to go back to what they knew,” Tom Denk, who was released from state prison in ...

Honesty and flexibility are key to success, say leaders of Fraser’s unique services for people with autism who are battling ...