Recent master of communications graduate Dan Sweeney has partnered with atTAcK addiction to gather and tell the stories that ...

Social work students at the University of Oklahoma offer solutions and calls to action amid state's growing substance abuse ...

Vaping, cannabis use, alcohol use, prescription stimulant misuse—these, and other addictive behaviors, affect a substantial number of adolescents in the United States, yet how should clinicians ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

Colder This project will study the role of internalizing problems (e.g., anxiety and depression) and social context (e.g. peers, parents) on the development of substance use in adolescents. Risk for ...

In this longitudinal study, Principal Investigator Dr. Craig Colder of UB’s Department of Psychology examined how shifts in appetitive motivation converge with community and peer contexts to influence ...

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 ...