Mental health and substance abuse disorders are the leading cause of disease burden — both financially and in terms of utilization — in the U.S., according to Kaiser Family Foundation. And compared ...

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

FARGO — Thane Solberg spends his days as the director of engagement and events at the Ridge Treatment and Reentry Center in Fargo, helping people who struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. Five ...

Young adults are most at risk of suffering from mental disorders in Singapore, the latest Singapore Mental Health Study found ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful.Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate ...

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This story is part of our mental health series. Find out more here. For many teenagers struggling with mental health, substance abuse can happen simultaneously. A national survey of teens from 2022 ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...

Did you know that alcohol and depression often go hand in hand? The relationship appears to go both ways. Research shows the more a person drinks, the more likely they are to develop major depression.

Alcohol blackouts — a phenomenon that many might dismiss as merely an unfortunate side effect of excessive drinking — actually hold significant implications for our understanding of mental health. By ...

The lonely streetlight shone like a full moon just for me as I tipped the liquor bottle into the night sky. It was my first time drunk — mouth numb, head singing — and trouble was on the way. First ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and mental health disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are common among veterans. Recent research suggests that AUD may increase the risk of sleep apnea ...