Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

Anyone with addiction has complex issues with short- and long-term needs. Almost 40% of patients with SUD/AUD have ...

Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) in the ...

Medical Director of Naufar Centre Prof. Dr. Jalal Al Tawfiqstressed the importance of adopting a human rights based approach to ...

HOOKSETT, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopefuls called for a more compassionate discussion around drug addiction Tuesday, with emphasis on substance abuse as a curable disease, not a moral failing.

Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we’ll keep missing the mark on overdose prevention. Historically, overdose was seen as a ...

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ...

Seth Perry, the lead pastor at Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia, started smoking pot and drinking when he was 15. Within two years, he was regularly using cocaine. Next came a diagnosis of bipolar 1, a ...

Province won’t apply to extend its exemption from federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Health Minister says ...