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 ...

If overuse of alcohol or drugs harms your health or causes trouble at your home, school, or job, experts call this substance use disorder (SUD). No one knows for sure what causes SUD. Many things, ...

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 ...

Researchers found that Reddit and TikTok often serve as a lifeline for people seeking just-in-time support when they need it ...

The NSDUH creates its estimates using data from online or in-person responses. This means actual substance use rates may differ slightly from the report’s numbers. Substance use and misuse rates may ...

This story is part of our mental health series. Find out more here. For many teenagers struggling with mental health, substance abuse can happen simultaneously. A national survey of teens from 2022 ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...

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 ...

Study examined substance abuse rates before and after Hurricane Katrina. — -- The dangers of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods can seem clear, with high winds, rising waters or powerful tectonic ...

Depression is a common mental health condition, affecting approximately 322 million people worldwide. In the United States alone, more than 15 million adults experience depression symptoms each year.