Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) in the ...

Izabel Rose hoped a month in Japan would help her quit the drug - it did, but not in the way she expected.

When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok, or YouTube ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vending machine in Illinois offered free naloxone. The drug can allow a bystander to help someone who is overdosing on an opioid ...

HOOKSETT, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopefuls called for a more compassionate discussion around drug addiction Tuesday, with emphasis on substance abuse as a curable disease, not a moral failing.

Whatever the reason for turning to drugs or alcohol was in the first place, the most important thing is that they found the courage and strength to turn their lives around.

June 26 is designated as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by the United Nations Office on ...

Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...