As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I use an eclectic approach for those experiencing addiction and substance abuse issues related to crises, trauma, and other mental health concerns. I focus on ...

When a person has both a mental illness and a substance use disorder, it is called co-occurring disorders. These health problems often affect each other, making it complicated to diagnose, treat, and ...

On July 1st-2nd, 2025, the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders hosted a public workshop to examine how health and human services structures influence mental health and substance use ...

Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

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 ...

Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, discusses the bidirectional relationship between schizophrenia and ...

WACO, Texas - Our next Be Remarkable takes us to Waco and the McLennan County courthouse where we had the pleasure to meet Jamie Schmitt. Jamie spends a lot of time in the courthouse where she works ...

Exercise interventions have garnered increased attention as a promising adjunct to conventional treatments for substance use disorders (SUDs). These interventions not only aim to address the physical ...

Fibromyalgia and chronic pain create a "fertile breeding ground" for self-medication and iatrogenic addiction. . Fibromyalgia involves abnormal pain processing; the brain struggles to turn off pain ...