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 ...

Lyra Health, a mental health company, announced Monday that it is expanding its substance use disorder services to support those struggling with cannabis, stimulants, opioids and nicotine. Burlingame, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) debuted a new public health awareness campaign this week focused on educating teenagers and the people around them about substance use and mental ...

The percentage of adolescents using alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, nicotine patches and vaping has remained low since decreasing in 2020.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC launched a campaign, “Free Mind,” to teach youth about the connection between substance use and mental ...

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 ...

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 ...

A federal study on mental health problems and substance use across the country that has been running for decades and is used by a wide range of researchers faces an uncertain future after President ...

Oregon’s huge investments in substance use treatment beds began to pay off in 2025, when hundreds of new beds came online.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent. By Jan Hoffman Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her ...

The Biden administration has finalized a regulation meant to improve access to mental health and substance use coverage for the 175 million Americans with private insurance, in a significant expansion ...