People who regularly use drugs may not simply ignore negative consequences—but may instead struggle to consistently act on them, according to new research published in Translational Psychiatry.

Thousands of women, men and children suffer from substance-use disorders every day. When one suffers, families and ...

In recognition of the deleterious consequences of substance use in adolescence, research has emphasized substance use prevention as an effective way of reducing substance use and the negative ...

When someone becomes dependent on a substance, a variety of symptoms may present if they suddenly stop using it. Physical symptoms may include sweating, shaking or trembling, itching, abdominal cramps ...

Around the U.S., overdose rates have spiked, much of this being propelled by the introduction of illicit fentanyl — which is up to 100 times more potent than morphine — into the nation’s drug supply.

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...

Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

San Francisco is moving to upend decades of widely accepted, research-based policy on housing and substance use—and other ...