When colleges are working with students or employees who are facing substance use concerns, one of the most common questions Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs) encounter is: Can we objectively ...

These experiments demonstrate that powerful instinctive survival behaviors can be overcome by activating the brain’s reward pathway through the release of dopamine. Since rats do not have ...

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 ...

Parents and community members gathered this week for Behind Closed Doors: Understanding Youth Substance Use, a youth ...

Swampscott is continuing to build out its response to substance use by offering a second round of recovery coach training ...

Survivors Union of the Bluegrass is a community advisory board made up of current drug users or those who are in non-abstinence recovery. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A woman overcame her childhood pain to help people who are struggling with substance use disorders. It's her profession and so much more. Dr. Keisha Nicole House is a powerhouse. She ...

When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the stories shared on social ...

Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face several unique challenges that can make navigating academics, friend circles, and home life ...

Substance use and abuse has long been a concern for the nation, both in and out of the workplace (IOM, 1994), with consequences that include lost productivity, disease, and premature death. Indeed, it ...