The Supreme Court said an admitted casual drug user has the right to possess a firearm - a twist for other high-profile cases ...

The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal ...

The earlier preteens are on social media the more likely they are to experiment with substances, a new study suggests.

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled for gun rights and against drug laws in a flip of longstanding federal law that prohibited ...

Teenage substance experimentation is driven by low baseline dopamine, acting as a compensatory brain response.

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly heritable, but the extent of shared and distinct genetic architecture across ...

Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco and ...

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 ...

Source: Mark Gold, MD with permission Addiction medicine is in the midst of a conceptual tectonic shift. Recent work by Director Nora Volkow and her National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) colleagues ...

By Vanessa Cort THERE have been several news reports recently of Venezuelan boats being blown up mid-ocean by US planes. According to the American President, ...