Sober housing organizations are places where people with substance use disorder can live as they work toward independence. A new Georgia Senate study has recommendations on how the state might regulate peer support housing.
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
Many people increased their drinking because of COVID-19-related stressors, including social isolation, which led to a 26% increase in alcohol-related deaths during the first year of the pandemic.