HSC creates Addiction Interest Group
September 14, 2023 • Uncategorized
According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 29.5 million people aged 12 or older experienced alcohol use disorder in the previous year. In 2019, 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use disorders, an NSDUH survey found. More than 106,000 persons in the U.S. died from substance-involved overdose in 2021, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids.
To tackle this critical health issue, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is taking an innovative step forward. Faculty, students and staff from the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences and the College of Public Health have come together to establish the Addiction Interest Group. This new entity aims to drive multidisciplinary collaborations, targeting research initiatives focused on addiction, mental health and alcohol and substance use disorders.
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