Studies show the conventional wisdom around teaching kids how to drink responsibly is wrong—and that delaying drinking is ...

Researchers have debunked key beliefs about addiction, like that a person must hit "rock bottom" before having treatment or ...

However, this escapism can have harmful effects on teens’ mental ... healthy support systems can safeguard teenagers against the trap of substance abuse. Parents, educators, and communities ...

Alcohol and marihuana are the most highly used drugs The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), and the United Nations (UN ...

A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a branch of the US Department of Health and ...

But there’s also more positive news: Illicit drug use ... higher among teens who lived in states that had not legalized recreational marijuana for adults. “Potential health effects of delta ...

Substance use disorder, formerly known as “drug abuse,” develops when substance ... They typically make you feel relaxed and drowsy. Their effects vary depending on the amount consumed and ...

Lit by the mellow light from a lamp and a projector, three presenters spoke to Jaclyn Lissick’s health class about some tough issues on March 22. The presenters, whose last names were ...

Ministers hope the warnings will also remind thousands more regular drug users that they face a range of long-term mental problems caused by substance abuse ... fear that many teenagers reject ...

According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 3.8 percent of American adults abuse opioids each year. Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows ...

The Pine Grove Child and Adolescent Unit is a state-of-the-art 30 bed facility that offers inpatient treatment for children and adolescents with psychiatric and substance abuse issues. Pine Grove ...