Yuba County Health and Human Services is hosting a community presentation on substance use disorder Jan. 29 in Marysville.

Co-occurring disorders and clinical care for complex illnesses- safe and effective use of opioids may be only one of the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X You’ve probably heard a lot about the youth mental health crisis and the opioid epidemic. But what ...

You may have heard the term “co-occurring disorder” or “dual diagnosis” or “comorbidity”—but what do these constructs mean, exactly? The term co-occurring disorder refers to the presence of two or ...

Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, outlines the progression of treatment approaches for comorbid ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Long celebrated for its expertise in providing highly advanced treatments for a wide variety of mental health concerns, WJCS now brings this same approach to the treatment of substance use and ...

Launched in 2013, the harris project is a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of co-occurring disorders (COD) — the combination of mental health challenges and substance use issues. Us ...