Substance abuse isn't something you should take lightly. It occurs when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, and other legal and illegal substances too much or in the wrong way. Substance abuse ...

Substance use disorders, such as alcohol use disorder, were found to be more prevalent among survivors of specific cancer types, according to research. Survivors of certain types of cancer have a ...

Many youths are taking drugs out of curiosity or under peer influence, with a significant number obtaining the substances ...

Substance misuse doesn’t take a summer break. In fact, research suggests that for many people, the risks might actually increase with the heat. Of course, substance use disorders (SUDs) and substance ...

According to DSM-5, dissociation refers to the “splitting off of clusters of mental contents from conscious awareness.” An everyday example is daydreaming, or the experience of being so absorbed in a ...

Across all professional fields in the US, substance addiction can affect anyone, but are specific industries more at risk than others? Some professions may require strenuous physical demands, however, ...

Highmark Health has inked a new partnership with virtual alcohol use disorder provider Ria Health, following the growing number of insurers looking to expand telehealth substance abuse benefits as ...

Carol Wee was only 13 years old when she first got addicted to heroin, leading her down a tumultuous path of drug abuse with bad company and painful estrangement from her family. Recalling how she ...

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 156,316 drug users and substance abusers were recorded nationwide as of September this year, marking a 7.9% decrease compared with 169,691 cases in the same period last year.