The Road to Recovery: Substance Use Disorder Trends & Treatments

In a recently released survey on drug use in America, more than 20 percent of those age 12 or older said they used illicit drugs in the past year. More than nine million Americans misused opioids during that same period. The pandemic exacerbated substance use disorders in this country with overdose deaths reaching record levels.

What tools do substance use disorder clinicians have to treat addiction? With seven out of ten Americans who had a substance use disorder considering themselves to be recovering or in recovery, there is hope.