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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As drug use among teens continues to raise concerns among families, friends, and educators, experts in the health industry ...

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 ...

PATERSON — The city’s Municipal Court this month began holding special Wednesday afternoon sessions designed to help non-violent drug offenders recover from their substance abuse problems. The ...