The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal ...

The earlier preteens are on social media the more likely they are to experiment with substances, a new study suggests.

Teenage substance experimentation is driven by low baseline dopamine, acting as a compensatory brain response.

Substance use can escalate from a casual weekend binge to a severe problem in just a few days. Here’s how technology is making a difference. While each story of substance use disorder, or SUD, is ...

A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that childhood trauma, such as abuse, neglect or household instability, and using multiple substances at the same ...

Adolescents who use drugs or binge drink alcohol are more likely to experience psychological distress and have seriously ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco and ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced plans this week to address the infamous open-air drug market at 12th and Jackson.

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Europe's new drugs strategy runs to 2030, but critics warn it prioritises policing over public health. Watch the video! View ...