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Dual Diagnosis Explained: What It Means and Why It’s Often Missed

Mental health and substance abuse often go hand in hand. While each condition is serious on its own, the combination of both can be more complex. This intersection is known as dual diagnosis—a term ... read more

At the intersection of mental health and drug abuse

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ... read more

Federal cuts put help for mental health and drug addiction in peril

People in the United States are in the midst of an ongoing opioid epidemic and a wave of mental health problems. So funding and staff cuts to a federal agency that supports mental health care, suicide ... read more

Addiction vs. 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 ... read more

Opioid settlement funds to be used for recovery house serving those with dual diagnosis of substance use and mental health disorders

Local officials took a step to disburse $250,000 of opioid settlement funds to pay for a recovery house for those with a dual diagnosis of substance use and mental health disorders that are also ... read more

SAMHSA has fought drug and mental health crises. Now it’s in crisis.

Staff and budget cuts will result in fewer services for people fighting mental illness and addiction, including Narcan distribution. The small federal agency tasked with easing the nation’s profound ... read more

Amy Klobuchar's $100 billion plan to fight addiction and mental health rooted in family experience

A key motivation for Klobuchar is her father's alcoholism. Democratic White House hopeful Amy Klobuchar rolled out the second major policy proposal of her 2020 bid on Friday: a plan to invest $100 ... read more

Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding ... read more