As we mark National Recovery Month this September, it's imperative to acknowledge the significant impact of substance use disorder and the pervasive stigma that hampers recovery efforts. This impacts ...

Nearly two-thirds of people suffering through substance use disorders are currently employed, making it a critical workplace ...

At AIDS 2024 in July, Kelly Dyer, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, presented research findings from an investigation at the intersection of health equity, substance use detox, infectious disease ...

Research indicates that more than half of veterans with a substance use disorder do not receive effective treatment, a concern that Rachel Girard, a doctoral student at the University of Rhode Island, ...

Clark Burford knows what it’s like to lie in bed and stare at the clock while suffering from cold chills and the anguishing pains that come with opiate withdrawal. He knows all about the mental ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in ...

Substance use disorder, the repeated misuse or abuse of substances such as alcohol or opioids, is a chronic, treatable disease that’s often mischaracterized as an individual’s moral failing. That, in ...

Las Vegas star and former “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist Murray SawChuck, a master at blending humor with illusion, is ...

It is tempting to think that people in the medical community, and especially physicians, are immune from bias and stigma. They are highly educated and well trained, and we might suspect that they ...

Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, discusses the bidirectional relationship between schizophrenia and ...