Despite the high prevalence of substance abuse and its often devastating outcomes, especially among disadvantaged populations, few Americans receive treatment for substance use disorders. However, the rise of mobile health ...
May 8, 2024
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There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI found those risk factors affect age groups differently and proposes a primary prevention ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for individuals under the age of 50, as the opioid epidemic continues unabated. One reason is that the majority of the estimated 2.4 million Americans with opioid use disorder ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Resources to help parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists treat teens struggling with drug abuse, as well as identify and interact with those who might be at risk, were released today by ...
Jan 23, 2014
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Some people are more likely to develop substance use disorders than others. Medical University of South Carolina researchers wondered whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse or neglect, could be one reason ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Government data show that approximately 7.2 million women in the United States have substance use disorders (SUDs) and almost 20 million reported illicit substance use in the past year. New research suggests that trauma leads ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, but at a slower pace, federal health officials reported Wednesday.
May 11, 2022
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The flu descended on Connie Gabaldon like a fog, she recalled, clouding her mind and compromising her judgment. It progressed to chest and back pain, the aches perhaps made worse by a fall the 66-year-old had while riding ...
Mar 9, 2018
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More people now die of drug overdoses than car crashes in the state of Michigan, ranking the state among the top third in the country for drug-related deaths.
May 10, 2019
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Soon, the federal government will allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat prisoners for drug addiction and mental health services.
Feb 22, 2023
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