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In this follow-up article, we discuss how treatment and recovery can help parents deal with an adolescent or adult child and their own issue

This first column reviews the impact of addiction, a more severe form of a SUD on parents, and what they say they need from professionals.

Financial or money problems are common among clients with behavioral health (BH) disorders.

This column discusses how family members cope with the intense pain and sorrow

This column discusses grief experienced by family members who lost loved ones to addiction. It includes comments from those who shared their

Several national epidemiological studies conducted in the United States show high rates of substance use disorders (SUDs).

Many individuals have co-occurring disorders (CODs)—a combination of a substance use disorder (SUD) and a mental health disorder.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) refers to a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms...

Webster’s Dictionary defines a relapse as a recurrence of symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement.

A process of change through which affected individuals learn to manage their disorder and make positive changes to improve their well-being.

Individuals with drug use disorders (DUDs) use all types and combinations of illicit and legal or prescription drugs.

According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of cocaine use is 1% to 3% in developed countries with higher rates in the US.

Substance use disorders (SUDs) affect nearly one in five adults in the United States as well as their families and communities. Researchers,

Each year the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) publishes a National Survey on Drug Use and Health.