School-based substance abuse prevention programmes encompass a range of evidence‐based interventions delivered within educational settings aimed at reducing the initiation and escalation of risky ...

When police get suspected drug abusers treatment rather than arresting them, those people are less likely to abuse drugs or commit drug-related crimes in the future, new, limited research finds. This ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Programs that fight substance abuse sometimes start with kids at a very young age. Alcohol and ...

Senators passed a bill expanding involuntary hospitalization criteria for people with substance use disorders. The bill is called the Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act, named for a Kanawha ...

Massachusetts grants $9.1 million for youth substance misuse prevention, with programs in high and middle schools focusing on early intervention, as per a state news release.