A screening tool developed at Stony Brook University may be helping researchers identify women who might be at a higher risk of substance use while pregnant. The study, which reviewed medical charts ...

By providing fast results, detecting a wide range of substances, and simplifying procedures, these kits support informed ...

SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. THE DARTMOUTH HEALTH IS DEVELOPING A FIRST OF ITS KIND DISORDER SCREENING ALGORITHM. IT’S DESIGNED TO BETTER PROVIDE BETTER TREATMENT FOR THOSE ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new statewide assessment is set to find the best way to move forward with the fight against substance abuse in Kansas. The Sunflower Foundation says that it has chosen the ...

Although most clinicians caring for youths aged 17 years or younger reported screening for substance use disorders, many did not do so at every checkup, and 36.9% did not use a standardized screening ...

After nearly a decade in and out of treatment for an addiction to opioids, a patient of Daniel Lewis, MD, told him she was finally ready for permanent recovery. "The day she said, 'That's it, I need ...

TRENTON — The chairman of the state Senate Health Committee has introduced legislation that would require public school districts, charter schools and nonpublic schools to provide annual substance-use ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

Karen Siska-Creel, Anne Arundel County’s school health and support director, knows from experience that if a problem pops up in the community, it won’t take long for it to appear in schools. When the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (TND) — New legislation introduced by San Francisco Mayor London Breed would place restrictions on those looking to receive county-funded cash assistance. The pending rule would require ...