Substance use disorders, such as alcohol use disorder, were found to be more prevalent among survivors of specific cancer types, according to research. Survivors of certain types of cancer have a ...

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.

Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Survivors of gastro-esophageal and head and neck cancers more likely had a substance use disorder. Cancer ...

At a large county hospital in Texas, an electronic health records query for patients with T1D admitted with a DKA diagnosis between 2019 and 2021 identified 243 with at least one admission, of whom, ...

Substance misuse occurs when a person uses certain substances in a way that harms themselves or those around them. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition that causes uncontrolled use of ...

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 ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

WASHINGTON -- Older men with erectile dysfunction (ED) have an increased risk of substance abuse, including sedatives, opioids, and cocaine, according to a large retrospective study. ED had the ...