A recent substance abuse task force hearing focused on drugs circulating in the state, their effects, how addiction works and the effects the legalization of adult use marijuana in the state has had ...

Is using marijuana considered substance abuse? Maybe in some places. But if you use legal marijuana, you might be able to help fight substance abuse. Several states use marijuana tax revenue to fund ...

Aug. 31 (UPI) --The White House on Thursday announced $450 million for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery support services as President Biden proclaimed September National Recovery ...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joins the nationwide observance of the 2025 Drug Abuse Prevention and ...

But “cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiatrist at Stanford University. It’s called cannabis use disorder and it’s on the rise, ...

Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) are adding new programs to their efforts to prevent substance abuse among students. In December’s school board meeting, representatives from the HCPS counseling ...

The first study on adolescents and substance abuse to include mixed-race ethnicity found adolescents of Native American, white, Hispanic and multiple race/ethnicity are most likely to abuse controlled ...

Provigil (modafinil) is considered a Schedule IV controlled substance due to its small risk of potential abuse, dependence, or addiction. The drug is taken to treat excessive sleepiness caused by ...

DRUG abuse includes the use of any drug or medication for recreational purposes or to feel good, help with sleep and so on. They may have been originally prescribed drugs (medications) for pain, such ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has collaborated with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to improve on substance abuse control, saying the socio-economic losses ...

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has raised the minimum legal age for purchasing, handling, consuming, and selling alcohol in Kenya from 18 to 21 years.