The AUDIT questionnaire is designed to help in the self-assessment of alcohol consumption and to identify any implications for the person's health and wellbeing, now and in the future. It consists of ...

The risk for suicide in adolescents who have been hospitalized for alcohol-, drug-, or violence-related injuries is similar to that of teens who self-harm, even 10 years later, new research shows.

Southeast Missouri’s largest behavioral health organization has identified youth substance use, youth suicide prevention, community education and primary care/behavioral health integration as the four ...

In a recent study published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers aimed to guide the development and subsequent implementation of anti-substance use policies. To ...

Young adults who heavily use substances may report significantly poorer memory decades later, a new University of Michigan study suggests. Researchers tracked how frequently participants reported ...

When Julie McFadden started drinking alcohol at age 13, she didn’t question it because, well, all the cool kids were doing it. She continued the habit as she got older, but didn’t think she was in red ...

Before the start of each academic year in higher education, there appears to be questions from incoming students and their families about how much do college students drink alcohol. According to the ...