HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Tom Castañeda from South Texas Health Systems discusses an upcoming episode on NBC 23 addressing substance use disorder (SUD).

The episode features a licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and Rock N' Roll James, a motivational speaker who has been sober for 18 years after starting substance abuse at the age of 12.

"Unfortunately, Substance Use Disorder is a leading cause of preventable illness and premature death in the United States. Nearly 50 million people, age 12 and older, have a substance use disorder in the United States, with young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 having the highest rate of substance use disorders. So we sit down with a licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor at STHS Behavioral to learn more about the complications associate

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