Since the 1970s, the US Government has sold the public a rather simple explanation for drug addiction, now clinically called substance abuse disorder: the myth of the gateway drug. The gateway drug — ...

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to ...

Ona Treatment Center now offers Tricare-approved alcohol rehabilitation for military personnel. The Northern California ...

The purpose of these estimates is to inform state and local cancer care organizations and providers, patient support programs ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who ...

Active-duty personnel can now access TRICARE-approved alcohol rehab outpatient and inpatient services in Yuba County through ...

Based upon a series of presentations at the First Central Nervous System Clinical Trials Conference hosted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society for Neuro-Oncology, we provide ...

These are just a few of the health benefits of quitting smoking, but there are others, too. Quitting smoking lowers your risk of other cancers over time, including cancers of the stomach, liver, ...

Mescaline is a naturally occurring psychoactive alkaloid that has been used as a sacrament by Indigenous populations in spiritual ritual and healing ceremonies for millennia. Despite promising early ...

Colorado's HB24-1045 bill, effective July 1, 2025, broadens substance use disorder treatment for individuals post-incarceration.

There are various definitions for opioid abuse. The consensus statement from the American Pain Society, the American Association of Pain Management, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine ...