Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

In 2024, there were almost 300,000 hospitalizations related to alcohol or drugs, representing 12% of all hospitalizations in ...

GAEA is a complex construct that can likely be broken down into several sub-components. In addition to the expected positive correlation with intelligence, high levels of GAEA are associated with ...

At least half of everyone with eating disorders abuses alcohol or illicit drugs, five times more than people without eating disorders. Conversely, more than a third (35 percent) with substance use ...

Understanding the tolerability and toxicity profile of nivolumab in a Black population with lung cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Methadone is a vital medication for opioid use disorder, yet it remains underused because of restrictive federal and state regulations. Before 2018, not all state Medicaid programs covered methadone ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Mental and substance use disorders profoundly affect global population health, while there is a notable absence of systematic studies focusing on their burden in the Chinese population. We estimated ...

A major study of 2,652 adults with a substance use history in JAMA Psychiatry showed discontinuing smoking was strongly and positively associated with recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).

In the popular consciousness, GLP-1 receptor agonists are mainly considered agents for weight loss. But newer research is suggesting they could also be an ally in the fight against alcohol and other ...

Some psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's mood, perceptions and mental processes, were recently found to be promising alternative treatments for some mental health disorders. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new study has found that substance use disorders (SUD) cost the U.S.