For most young people, minor quarrels with parents over study routines, sleep schedules and even friend hangouts are a normal part of growing up, however, when children start taking drugs secretly, ...

Experts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham provide insight and resources on how substances like drugs and alcohol can impact the brain. The purchase and consumption of alcohol and substances ...

The challenge also promotes the “70-second swap” technique. When the urge to engage in a harmful habit arises, people are ...

Over the past decade, there has been a substantial rise in older adults who use drugs. Largely underrecognized, this shift in the user population raises urgent questions for healthcare systems: How ...

Government has announced plans to expand mental health training and establish rehabilitation centers across provinces and districts as part of a nationwide response to rising drug and substance abuse.

Substance use recovery is a lifelong process, but environmental triggers, such as alcohol at social gatherings or pain medication advertisements, can put individuals in recovery at risk of relapse.

On a Wednesday evening in a university classroom in Patchogue, about a dozen Long Island teachers were learning a lesson that could alter the course of their students' lives. From choosing appropriate ...

Excessive social media use, internet exposure and isolation are increasingly linked to rising drug abuse among Kashmiri ...

Alcohol can trigger migraine headaches in some people. To prevent an alcohol-related migraine headache, try sipping your drink slowly or avoiding triggers. Many people have experienced a headache ...

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 ...

When you’re dealing with both a mental health condition and an addiction at the same time, things can feel overwhelming fast.

Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said the anti-narcotics campaign was proving successful and called on people to actively support the initiative ...