Nationwide, 70.3 million individuals said they used illicit drugs, and 16.2% of Americans aged 12 and older said they battled a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2022. While education and awareness ...

This interview accompanies the second podcast in our National Recovery Month series with Mandy Faubel, PhD, LCSW, UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, and Rebekah Sedlock, DSW, LCSW, UPMC ...

Since its release in May 2025, the President’s FY 2026 budget has received a lot of attention for its proposed changes to entitlement programs, especially Medicaid. However, it also proposes major ...

Finding trustworthy help for addiction and mental health concerns can be one of the most difficult steps a person takes.

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 ...

Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly three in four use more than one substance. People with polysubstance use disorders are more likely than ...

Rachel Rohaidy, MD, of Miami Neuroscience Institute and Baptist Health, discusses how the evolving treatment landscape is reducing stigma around relapse and why ongoing recovery requires daily ...

Research demonstrates that Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) achieve comparable success rates of 50-70% to inpatient treatment for most individuals with substance use disorders, with outcomes ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: This hour, people are gathering at Westwood Lutheran church in Saint Louis park to remember Kristina Folkerts. Christina was killed Sunday, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Substance use affects thousands of Hoosiers and their families. Below you’ll find resources and organizations that can help with recovery. If we missed a resource, please ...

Community Care Network-Rutland Mental Health Services serves more than 3,500 people each year throughout Rutland County across the areas of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance use ...

In a new study published in the Harm Reduction Journal, addiction researcher Allison Tegge proposes a new way to measure substance use disorder by recognizing incremental health improvements of people ...