Drug abusers could no longer be referred to as an “addict” in New York State, according to a proposal tucked into Gov. Kathy ...

January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month and PA live! spoke with Ryan Hogan from the Luzerne/Wyoming County Drug and ...

The Mesa County Commissioners met on Tuesday to discuss items on their agenda, including extending critical health treatment ...

“So much of our addiction treatment is actively traumatic,” Szalavitz told Salon in a phone interview. “It tells people, ‘Sit ...

Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl creeps into cocaine supplies, catching a ...

California’s Proposition 36 is a compelling story about how Californians respond when feeling unsafe and ignored by their ...

Patrick Kennedy suggests Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be open to use of addiction medications as well as "wellness farms" for ...

Teens and young adults with anxiety, ADHD, or sleep disorders were more likely to have a diagnosis of addiction to sedatives ...

An observational analysis has found that the drugs may lower the risk of substance abuse and cognitive issues. But the ...

At a visit to Oakdale High School on Tuesday, Gov. Wes Moore announced $3 million in state funding in his proposed budget to reopen an adolescent drug treatment program that previously operated in ...

Oregon has been experimenting with programs that offer substance use services instead of drug possession charges for almost five months.

The juvenile drug treatment court is meant to provide an alternative for incarceration and would provide treatment and recovery services monitored by a judge.