According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 3.8 percent of American adults abuse opioids each year. Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows ...

Western Michigan University has been preparing students for this important field for over 50 years. And today SPADA is stronger than ever. The Specialty Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a leader ...

The substance abuse crisis in Nigeria is rooted in a complex web of social, economic, and cultural factors. Peer pressure, particularly among adolescents and young adults, plays a significant role ...

The research team will use a $900,000 grant from HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop the curriculum, which will focus on training students and faculty in ...

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors provide treatment and support for those struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, or for those burdened by an eating disorder or a ...

61% of adults with a substance abuse disorder are employed. The governor says this program will direct employers to state and local resources that can provide employees battling addiction with a ...

July 31 (UPI) --A new health survey released Tuesday shows nearly 1 in 5 people, ages 12 years and older, suffered a ...

The Redpoint Center is a leading provider of outpatient substance abuse treatment services ... We also provide services to adults through our DUI/DWAI program, individual or family therapy ...

district, students in grades 6 through 10 learn about substance abuse challenges as part of the health curriculum ... and 1,062 young adults (18- to 26-year-olds). More than a quarter of teens ...

Wilson Compton, deputy director of the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse. The survey showed that about 2 in 5 adults (42%) ages 19 to 30 reported using cannabis in the previous year ...