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 ...

With the upcoming holiday season comes with it an increase in mental health concerns and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). According to the CDC, December and January are the most dangerous months for drug ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE – Only 8 percent of people identified as drug abusers, and fewer than 40 percent of those diagnosed with drug dependence, have ever gotten any kind of intervention or treatment, according to ...

A major study of 2,652 adults with a substance use history in JAMA Psychiatry showed discontinuing smoking was strongly and positively associated with recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).

Multiple studies have linked having schizophrenia with an increased risk of violent crime, specifically those also with ...

People with any type of substance use disorder (SUD) stand a 24% higher risk of having an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of a previous discharge compared with those without the disorder ...

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