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Major opioid use linked to mental health disorders

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A new study has revealed that people with anxiety or depression account for a huge portion of prescription opioid use. Only 16 percent of adults...

Borderline personality disorder and addiction: an impulsive link

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Substance use disorder (SUD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are normally associated with impulsive behaviors. Naturally, when both conditions meet, impulsivity is often one...

Removing the stigma of addiction and mental health transforms the Muslim...

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Aiming to reduce the harm associated with substance use and mental health illness in Muslim communities, Canadian researchers recently conducted a study that revealed...

1.5 million Americans with mental illness misused opioids last year

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Approximately 11.7 million adults in the U.S. (4.8 percent) have misused opioids within the past year, and roughly 9.8 million adults (4.0 percent) struggled...

Treating chronic pain as mental health and substance use disorders meet

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The Columbia University Medical Review recently published a proposal for a new, multi-disciplinary approach to managing the use of opioids to treat chronic pain...

Addiction treatment barriers for people with co-occurring disorders

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The two main obstacles to addiction and mental health treatment for people with co-occurring disorders are personal characteristic barriers, such as psychosis, and structural...
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