This common dual diagnosis — bipolar disorder and substance use disorder — calls for treatment that addresses both challenges. At one time, Joanne M. found herself tangled in a web of a mental health ...

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 ...

Research in addictions at UB has been central to efforts to combat substance use disorders in the region, with a nationwide impact. The ongoing opioid epidemic has been fueled by the inundation of ...

On a family road trip, our adventurous driver wondered what would happen if he put the car into reverse while we were coasting downhill. Long story short, we ended up in Nowhere, Utah, stranded for ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

State and local leaders, advocates and community members gathered on April 2 at Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis, Md., for Maryland’s first Substance Use Awareness Day rally. Special Secretary of Overdose ...