Nearly 5000 places hand out free syringes but only two take the next step and supervise drug users, which must change soon, ...
If you or someone you love is struggling with a substance abuse disorder, there is hope. While the latest data from the ...
There may be some truth behind the old adage ‘once a cheater, always a cheater’. Being unfaithful to your spouse, partner, or ...
Substance use as it is used here includes intoxication, binge drinking, withdrawal, as well as substance dependence and substance abuse. Suicide risk is increased by both legal and illicit substance ...
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance (drug) that is not considered dependent. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering ...
It is possible to be dependent on a substance without being addicted. Physiological dependence can occur with many different kinds of substances, including common medications. It’s also possible ...
Dr. Eric Strain, Drug and Alcohol Dependence editor-in-chief and director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and ...