Misinformation and stigma about substance use makes it difficult to change prevention, treatment, and recovery outcomes. Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences has a free playlist of videos that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kentucky colleges launch initiative to reduce drug and alcohol abuse on campus. Several Kentucky universities and colleges have come together with the Kentucky Distillers Association for the launch of ...

Liz Monopoli from the town of West Springfield’s CARE Coalition presented its biannual Prevention Needs Assessment at the ...

BASICS intends to be an approach to student substance use that steers away from shaming and blaming, which students may be ...

This article is sponsored by TeamHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Jessica Stone, ...

Dying, nearly dying or jail — these were my only outcomes, I was told, if I were to have a sip of alcohol or experiment with any other drug. In high school health class, I remember playing an online ...

House Bill 2767 laid the groundwork for Oregon to establish and support recovery schools across the state. Now, they’re serving students. Oregon teens are facing a dangerous mix of challenges — they ...

Escambia schools' proposed drug diversion program would use the 'Better Without It' model, which emphasizes education, support and early intervention If approved by the school board, the diversion ...

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 ...

An AIIMS multi-city study shows a sharp spike in drug use among young kids in India.Around 15.1 per cent of students have tried at least one psychoactive substance in their lifetime.While boys are ...