“(Researchers) have repeatedly called for studies of substance use to include all dimensions of sexuality…and as an apt example, their 2009 study found that prevalence…
In Washington state, substance abuse isn’t always about illicit street drugs. In fact, after marijuana, legal medications are the most commonly abused drugs, not just…
According to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, 1 out of every 5 adolescents in America will have used inhalants by the time they reach…
“It is clear that individuals who use multiple substances are at elevated risk of developing comorbid psychiatric and other health conditions. They also have more…
“Opioid abuse is an equal-opportunity killer. It threatens all of our children, all of our families, in every corner of this state, at every economic…
“At Least 10 People Say They’ve Been Drugged at Seattle Bars This Summer” ~ August 2016 headline in the Stranger, a newspaper in Seattle, Washington…
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” ~ Mark Twain If you are…
Usually, when people think about comorbid disorders, they think in terms of substance abuse and an accompanying mental illness. In fact, up to 45% of…
“Some years ago, we surveyed over 1000 drug addicts in Scotland and asked them what they wanted to get from treatment, and less than 5%…
“Adolescent patterns of drug abuse are very different from drug use patterns in adults. The uniqueness of adolescent drug abuse means that drug-dependent teenagers usually…