Despite how common substance use disorders (SUDs) are, most people who need care don’t get it. In 2023, an estimated 54.2 million people needed treatment — but only 23% received it, according ...

Naltrexone (referred to as the “Ozempic of alcohol”) is a drug that can help reduce alcohol and opioid cravings for people living with substance misuse disorder. vitapix/Getty Images ...

117,000 died of drug overdoses in 2023. Approximately 178,000 died from excessive alcohol use in 2023. And here are some estimates of the financial cost: ...

There is a need for more substance use disorder support, with 49 million U.S. adult workers battling a substance use disorder, a mental illness or both.

The study also found that the majority of the parents with a substance issue — 12 million — had alcohol use disorder, which, while more socially acceptable, points to a need to pay greater ...