The Rowan County Health Department has announced the recipients of the Early Intervention grant funding, aimed at early identification and prevention strategies for youth at risk of substance use or ...

Nearly 6,000 opioid-related overdose deaths occurred in California in 2021, many due to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. To address the crisis, a team of researchers in the School of Medicine, or SOM, at ...

Alex Li was a health reporter with Side Effects Public Media based at WFYI in Indianapolis, Ind. Li was a young and bright journalist with contagious passion and commitment to his job. He was a ...

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 ...

Addressing these gaps begins with recognizing SUD as a chronic condition that requires ongoing management within the scope of nursing facility services. Although not expected to deliver comprehensive ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The review included 112 protocols across 77 studies. Contingency management costs were comparable to costs for ...

Digital substance use management platform Pelago, formerly Quit Genius, announced it secured $58 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raise to $151 million. Existing investor Atomico led ...

As students progress through their academic journeys, pressures build and mental health issues rise alongside substance use. For Michigan State University students, health specialists say ...

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 ...