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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Substance use-related CVD deaths rose on average 4% per year from 1999 to 2019. The most commonly cited ...

Sweating. Nausea. Restlessness. An overwhelming urge to use. Nonstop cravings. These are symptoms that people often associate with addiction. But if someone's not experiencing any of these symptoms, ...

Injured adolescents who present at trauma centers who are Black, American Indian, or Hispanic are more likely to undergo screening for biochemical alcohol or drugs than their White peers. Adolescent ...

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 ...

Less than half of people experiencing homelessness regularly used illicit drugs in the prior six months. The most common drugs used by this population aren’t opioids but methamphetamines. And a ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared to those who did not. Many of these structural ...