This week we welcome a new member to the Growing Community team — Kayla Bailey, director of the Aspen-Pitkin Healthy Community Coalition — and with her, the chance to look even more closely at some of ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Victor Hugo, in Les Misérables, refers to the city's sewer system as the "conscience of the city," where the waste products of society are gathered, bringing all secrets to light. Today, analyzing ...

It can be surprisingly easy for substance use to shift from an occasional habit into something that starts affecting everyday life. Often, the change happens gradually, making it difficult to ...

In a typical North Carolina middle or high school classroom of 25 students, roughly two meet the criteria for substance use disorder.

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 ...