How can you tell if you or a loved one has a drug or alcohol problem? Short of consulting a health care provider or drug rehab center, there are lists of warning signs and quizzes you can take online, ...

Among six distinct patterns of substance use identified in young adults in the United States in 2019, nicotine vaping and cannabis smoking were the most common, new research showed. Additionally, ...

Young adults who heavily use substances may report significantly poorer memory decades later, a new University of Michigan study suggests. Researchers tracked how frequently participants reported ...

Most people use substances of some kind at some point in their lives, whether it’s alcohol at a celebration, prescription ...

A study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that nearly one in five U.S. adults have used multiple drugs in the past year, showing that substance use is ...

You pour a glass of wine after a long day. Maybe your partner steps outside for a cigarette. Maybe there’s cannabis in the mix, too. For many parents, these habits feel separate from their kids. They ...

Between 2015 and 2019, rural pregnant women were more likely to use tobacco but less likely to consume alcohol than their urban counterparts, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to reduce ...

In February 2024, an article published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) announced that smoking had surpassed injection as the leading route of drug use involved in overdose deaths.

In a comprehensive Genomic Press peer-reviewed research article, researchers have revealed compelling evidence that biological sex significantly influences substance use patterns among individuals ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

At Mile High Recovery, which specializes in inpatient rehab in Colorado, they emphasize structured inpatient treatment as a ...