To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Substance abuse is taking a ...
Last month, Albuquerque police launched an investigation into how they handled the case of a seven-month-old baby who died in 2022 of asphyxiation. The death was ruled accidental—the child fell ...
Illicit drug use by mothers has been indicated to increase child abuse and neglect. However, investigators have not assessed the relative contribution of particular drugs on child-abuse and neglect ...
WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Lakeland has published a new in-depth educational resource on its website examining the medical and behavioral risks associated with mixing Eliquis, a commonly ...
Multiple studies have linked having schizophrenia with an increased risk of violent crime, specifically those also with ...
Often starting in adolescence or young adulthood, many individuals have both a substance abuse disorder and at least one psychiatric disorder, although which diagnosis came first is frequently unclear ...
A new study has found that substance use disorders (SUD) cost the U.S. economy just under $93 billion in 2023 from a combination of missed work, reduced work productivity and lost household ...
More than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose last year, the second year in a row in which the death toll reached six figures. The trend is almost certain to continue. Drug overdose is the ...
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 ...
Most people tend to associate grief with death, but we now know that we can experience grief through the loss of anything to which we are attached and is important to us. There is no right or wrong ...
Kentucky's child maltreatment rate is almost double the national average, with neglect being the most common form. Substance abuse, domestic violence and financial struggles contribute to parental ...