Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis show in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be ...

Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at "ending crime and disorder on America's streets," national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a ...

Substance use disorders are a major health challenge facing the US, with 76,000 drug overdose deaths in the year ending April 2020, an increase of 56percent from 2015. Opioids are blamed for a ...

Initiation of GLP-1 drugs was associated with a 14% lower risk of developing new substance use disorders compared with SGLT2 inhibitors in veterans. Veterans with pre-existing substance use disorders ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis show in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be ...

Between four and 10 million people in the U.S. have fibromyalgia. Many doctors look askance at the disorder, leading some patients to seek pain relief from substance use.

Medicare covered about 62 million lives in 2020. While often the standard setter for other health care financing systems, Medicare falls far behind the coverage standards of most private and ...

Oregon consistently ranks near the bottom of the country in terms of access to treatment for substance use disorders. Portland-based Boulder Care seeks to address that by providing telehealth and ...

New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling substance use disorders.