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 ...

“They normalized my shame, they normalized my use, and for once, I felt sane in that clinic and not judged,” Valerie Jansen said. “I felt a sense of hope, like I’m finally somewhere, and it was right ...

Dear Eric: I’m in my 60s and have a crippling disease that kept me housebound for nearly five years. My daughter moved back home around that time after her sister took her life and left behind a young ...

Bremerton police officers were struggling to control what threatened to become the city's new normal at the beginning of the decade: people crowded together on city streets, rampant drug use out in ...

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 ...

Vaping, cannabis use, alcohol use, prescription stimulant misuse—these, and other addictive behaviors, affect a substantial number of adolescents in the United States, yet how should clinicians ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...

A new law, H.R. 1, cuts federal Medicaid funding and adds work reporting requirements for recipients. An estimated 200,000 Kentuckians are projected to lose health coverage by 2027 due to the law. The ...