While state lawmakers continue to discuss a possible ban on THC products, there's another substance that drug recovery centers say they are noticing more teens using that could be harmful if abused.

For years, workplace substance use policies were easy to administer and easy to defend. A positive drug test typically ended the analysis. That is no longer true. Legal cannabis has introduced a level ...

Alcohol and substance use disorders (including alcohol and controlled substances like cocaine, heroin, and opioids) are increasing in many parts of the United States, with significant impacts on those ...

Stay-at-home mom Bari Sinoyannis thought she was buying a natural, plant-based alternative to pain relievers when she picked up kratom powder at a North Carolina smoke shop in 2022. “The fact that ...

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 ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers published findings on May 29 warning that combining cannabis edibles with alcohol impairs driving more severely than being legally drunk on alcohol alone — and that ...