Have you ever wondered how reaching for a substance might echo in your mind? Substance abuse, the pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes, casts a long shadow on mental ...

Drinking alcohol can lower or raise blood sugar. Learn how alcohol affects glucose, warning signs to watch for, and ways to ...

Substance use disorder is defined in the DSM-5-TR. It includes alcohol, stimulants, opioids, sedatives, cannabis, and tobacco, among others. Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in ...

About 20% of all people who consume alcohol develop an unhealthy use, accounting for over 5% of worldwide deaths. Bucknell University Professor Judy Grisel, psychology and neuroscience, was among ...

The average American spends nearly 2½ hours per day on social media, and that number more than doubles for teens, studies have shown. For many people, the reliance on social media can feel much like ...

Alex Li was a health reporter with Side Effects Public Media based at WFYI in Indianapolis, Ind. Li was a young and bright journalist with contagious passion and commitment to his job. He was a ...

Taking or not taking ADHD medication can have some important real-life consequences that extend into the realms of education, ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Chroming, a term for inhaling hydrocarbons from aerosol cans, spray paint, gas, and nail polish, is gaining popularity among teens, according to recent reports. Dr. Shan Yin, ...

Pink cocaine is a new designer drug. It’s typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances likely dyed with food coloring. Sometimes it may have a sweet smell, like strawberries. The drug, ...

Data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that all drug overdose deaths nationwide decreased 23% to 69,172 ...