The federal funds will support substance use prevention and treatment efforts, workforce capacity building and access to ...

Nearly 6,000 opioid-related overdose deaths occurred in California in 2021, many due to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. To ...

San Joaquin County leaders are asking voters to weigh in one of the oldest public policy questions: Which works better, the ...

Researchers at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine are developing a curriculum to educate future physicians on caring for patients with substance use disorders.

National Recovery Month, established in 1989, is held every September to promote and support new evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and recovery practices. The month celebrates the nation ...

Drug warriors do not deserve credit for the turnaround, although they deserve blame for the previous explosion in fatal ...

But over the years, some mental health experts and addiction researchers have argued that punishment - the so-called "stick" of taking away cash assistance and other public aid - is not the most ...

The Las Cruces Recovery Center, a new 54-bed facility offering comprehensive, evidence-based care to adults living with ...

Parenting programs are available throughout the country, but experts say a lack of awareness, societal expectations and ...

Funding for the Child-Focused Recruitment program comes in part from the Permanency Innovation Initiative (PII), a public/private partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human ...

Background: A substantial number of hospital admissions end in patient-initiated departure before medical treatment is ...