Recent research has identified primary care practices as an underutilized setting for substance use prevention.
Alcohol is responsible for more than 3,900 deaths annually among Americans under 21, according to a report by SAMHSA.
Recovery Month is a national observance to increase awareness surrounding addiction recovery, treatment and recovery practices.
Use of marijuana and hallucinogens by adults 35 to 50 has reached all-time highs, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study.
Confronting Addiction from Prevention to Recovery is the new theme and focus of the American Psychiatric Association's leadership.
An estimated 110,000 lives were lost to overdose in the 12-months ending in March 2023, according to the CDC.
Earlier this year, President Biden announced beating the overdose epidemic as one of the four pillars of his Unity Agenda.
Although cigarette smoking is at a historic low among young adults, vaping nicotine and marijuana are at an all-time high, data shows.
Less than half of Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) have received treatment.
Sunday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Statements describing the health effects and addictiveness of smoking have started appearing in most tobacco retailers stores.
Morgan Park Summer Music Festival presents the Music of Billy Joel - Richie Cannata and the Lords of 52nd Street - Sun. 7 pm in Morgan Park.
With THC levels close to 100 percent, today’s cannabis products are making some teenagers highly dependent and dangerously ill.
A media campaign to raise awareness of addiction and the services available in New York State for those impacted by it has been launched.
Sunday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 6 at 7:00 p.m.
A new law restricting incoming stores to B2 District areas will help reduce youth access to tobacco, vaping and drug paraphernalia.
Presented by Morgan Park Summer Music Festival on Sunday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Six companies in five states have received warnings for selling illegal products containing delta-8 THC made from industrial hemp.
Oldest lodge on Long Island urges all to turn out for Morgan Park Summer Music Festival's Italian Night.
A new study indicates that only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities care for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old.
Sunday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Presented by Morgan Park Summer Music Festival this Sunday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Teens who use cannabis recreationally are two to four times as likely to develop psychiatric disorders, research shows.
Men were much more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a NIDA study.
Sunday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m.
There were more than 7 million drug-related emergency department visits in the U.S. in 2022.
Morgan Park Summer Music Festival opens on July 2nd with a full lineup of outstanding performers
Nicotine addiction is resulting in more than 480,000 deaths each year from tobacco-related diseases including lung cancer.
A variety of flavored newly marketed nicotine products are gaining popularity known as oral nicotine pouches.
World No Tobacco Day is an annual national event that informs the public about the dangers of tobacco use.
Many are left to determine which of these compounds are legal and whether it's safe to consume them, among other issues.
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This year over 200 pounds of unwanted medications were collected, the largest collection of medication recorded in over a decade.
Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study.
Researchers have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used.
Adolescent overdose deaths more than doubled from 2019 to 2021 and deaths from fentanyl nearly tripled.
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About 90,000 Americans die each year from alcohol-related causes, making it the country’s third most preventable cause of death.