Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph. D. Some parents would like to give in to that enemy in hiding—denial—and turn a blind eye to the possibility of psychoactive (mood and mind-altering) substance use in their ...

According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the United States government will spend over $12 billion on its national drug control program in 2005. Although a significant proportion of ...

Substance use by adolescents may prove valuable in identifying the presence of underlying disorders, a new study suggests. By Matt Richtel Teenagers who use cannabis, alcohol and nicotine are more ...

Adolescent drug fatalities, especially involving fentanyl, increased slower in 2023, with a slight decline in overall fatalities. Fentanyl-related deaths in adolescents rose from 32% in 2018 to 76% in ...

Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with the “gateway drug” theory, which suggests the use of ...

In consideration of recent US substance use treatment policy changes and unprecedented levels of adolescent opioid-related deaths, we examined the most recent national data (2022–23 National Survey on ...

The percentage of teenagers reporting they used any illicit substances in 2023 held steady below the pre-pandemic levels reported in 2020, according to the latest results from the Monitoring the ...

Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with the “gateway drug” theory, which suggests the use of ...