Substance use disorder is defined in the DSM-5-TR. It includes alcohol, stimulants, opioids, sedatives, cannabis, and tobacco, among others. Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in ...

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 ...

Drug abuse is a contributing factor to mental health disorders in the state, according to a psychiatrist at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Nik Lili Ariantie Ahmad.

Substance abuse is a growing public health crisis worldwide, and Zimbabwe is no exception. Driven by an array of social, economic, and psychological factors, substance abuse affects all demographics ...

Supporting and managing employees struggling with addiction or substance abuse requires a clear policy and approach, but most of all empathy, compassion and flexibility, argues Chris Britton. Research ...

Duduza – The Department of Social Development (DSD), the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca), and other stakeholders held a substance abuse awareness school ...

Zimbabwe's schoolchildren are going back to class this week, but parents and teachers are worried about serious problems affecting young lives. Recent studies show that many students are facing issues ...

The youth of a nation can be its strongest asset or its greatest liability. In Guyana and across the Caribbean, the rise of substance abuse among our young people was and still is a problem. Given the ...

Last year, Haywood rolled out plans for how it will use millions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlement funds by expanding substance abuse treatment programs through the county's Health and ...