A band of more than 50 advocacy groups is calling for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase its efforts to ensure seniors battling substance abuse disorders are given sufficient ...

According to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, children need simple ways to understand substance use disorder and ...

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 ...

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 ...