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 ...

For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher at ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons: Family Confrontation by flat earth theater, CC BY-SA 2.0 In Jonah Berger’s excellent new book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind, he discusses effective ways to get ...

Dr. Mark Boadu has called for community-driven interventions to combat the growing menace of substance abuse among young ...

Spread the love“`html 1. Understanding the Need for an Intervention Staging an intervention is often a critical step when one ...

Senators passed a bill expanding involuntary hospitalization criteria for people with substance use disorders. The bill is called the Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act, named for a Kanawha ...

This year’s global theme reminds us that the fight against substance abuse demands a collective response because its ...

Substance-induced psychosis is a serious mental health condition that occurs when alcohol or drugs directly affect the ...

Michael Businelle, Ph.D., is co-director of the TSET Health Promotion Center, a program of OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center. Despite the high prevalence of substance abuse and its often devastating ...