People with any type of substance use disorder (SUD) stand a 24% higher risk of having an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of a previous discharge compared with those without the disorder ...

A new national study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, with colleagues at the University of Miami ...

About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This includes parents who misuse alcohol, marijuana, prescription opioids or illegal drugs.

A substance use disorder diagnosis registered before birth was associated with more than twice the risk of intellectual disability in the baby, regardless of which parent had the diagnosis.

Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – had a substance use disorder in 2022, according to survey data released Monday by the US Department of Health and ...

46.8 million Americans had SUD in 2023, approximately 14 percent of everyone 12 years and older.; 90% of those with SUD didn’t receive any care, and only 2 percent received evidence-based care ...