All posts tagged "Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration"

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s attempt to cut crucial health care funding and has been met with major resistance that could signal a significant shift in support for his MAHA agenda.

Salon's Sophia Tesfaye described in an opinion piece published Wednesday how Kennedy's move to terminate $2 billion in federal grants to support substance abuse and mental health funding last week was met with fierce backlash from health care organizations and marked "a tipping point."

After notable pushback and pressure just 24 hours after the decision was made, the decision to cut the funding for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration was ultimately rescinded. The reversal comes as legal opposition to Kennedy's agenda during the first year of the Trump administration has mounted. ...

The use of illegal drugs among Americans in general is holding steady, but it's surging among middle-aged baby boomers, according to report released Wednesday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than one in 10 U.S. children live with an alcoholic parent and are at increased risk of developing a host of health problems of their own, according to a new government study released on Thursday.

WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans aged 12 and up drink alcohol, a quarter binge-drank in the past month, and one in 14 teens has used marijuana, a US government agency says in a report on substance abuse.