San Francisco is shifting how the city governs — and now describes — its goals around substance use and overdoses. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a largely symbolic ...
Salem City Council will discuss launching a "Prevent, Treat, and Enforce" framework to reduce drug use in the city during its ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes Substance Use Prevention Month every October to increase public awareness of the dangers of substance use and its ...
State and local leaders, advocates and community members gathered on April 2 at Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis, Md., for Maryland’s first Substance Use Awareness Day rally. Special Secretary of Overdose ...
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 ...
Early evidence suggests GLP-1s were linked to lower risks of developing substance use disorders — from alcohol to opioids — ...
As the Tucson City Council weighs whether to target public drug use through a new pathway to misdemeanor arrests, a rare city-county summit highlighted a central dilemma; how to address addiction as ...
Oregon consistently ranks near the bottom of the country in terms of access to treatment for substance use disorders. Portland-based Boulder Care seeks to address that by providing telehealth and ...