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 ...

For hundreds of years, craving has been recognized as a central causal feature of addiction and relapse in overeating, gambling, and other addictions. But what causes craving, how one ends cravings, ...

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 ...

Risk-taking and testing limits are a regular part of adolescent development. Many teens experiment with drugs, alcohol, or over-the-counter substances during this period. While the desire to ...

In the parking lot outside a church in the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a mobile treatment unit quietly offers what too many people desperately need in the United States but too often cannot get – ...

Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets,” national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a ...