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Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023
See the infographic.Law enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl increased dramatically in number and size between 2017 to 2023 in the U.S., especially in pill form, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes [...]
Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective
Starting people with opioid use disorder on extended-release, injectable naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven days of seeking treatment is more effective than the standard treatment method of starting within 10-15 days, but requires closer [...]
More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021
An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. The rate of children who experienced this loss more [...]
Analysis of social media language using AI models predicts depression severity for white Americans, but not Black Americans
Researchers were able to predict depression severity for white people, but not for Black people using standard language-based computer models to analyze Facebook posts. Words and phrases associated with depression, such as first-person pronouns and [...]
Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023
Approximately 11% of 12th-grade students across the United States reported past-year use of delta-8- tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC, or delta-8 for short), according to an analysis of data from the 2023 Monitoring the Future survey, which is [...]
Iowa officials warn public about counterfeit oxycodone
APA Style MLA Style AMA Style NIDA. 2023, January 26. Iowa officials warn public about counterfeit oxycodone. Retrieved from https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/iowa-officials-warn-public-about-counterfeit-oxycodone press ctrl+c to copy
Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022
Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin increased dramatically in the United States between January 2017 and December 2022, according to a new study funded by the National Institute [...]
Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders
Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This finding is according to an analysis [...]
Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive
Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers [...]
Semaglutide associated with lower risk of suicidal ideations compared to other treatments prescribed for obesity or type 2 diabetes
What:Semaglutide, a highly popular medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat obesity and manage type 2 diabetes, was associated with a 49% to 73% lower risk of first-time or recurring suicidal [...]
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Percentage of adolescents reporting drug use decreased significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic endured
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Science Proves Your Thoughts Influence Your Reality and Shape Your Brain for Better or Worse. You Choose.
Science Proves Your Thoughts Influence Your Reality and Shape Your Brain for Better or Worse. You Choose. OCTOBER 24, 2022 If you Google “power of thoughts,” you get a lot of results including words [...]
CDC’s Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient
by Leo Beletsky, JD, MPH, and Kate M. Nicholson, JD November 18, 2022 Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm Before the CDC suffered a loss of trust over its handling of [...]
Enso Recovery Residence Story
Sober houses help fill the gap in addiction treatment and services Enso Recovery, which runs homes and treatment facilities, is providing services and support to people who need help now. [...]
New Report Finds Widespread Perceived Stigma Toward People Who Use Drugs, Have an Addiction, and Are in Recovery
There is a significant disconnect between our knowledge of addiction and mental health disorders and the language that exists today much of which is rooted in a prior century. Language influences perception which informs [...]
Elana’s Law
Enso Recovery Executive Director, Steve Danzig - LCSW, CCS, LADC, CIP, a twenty year plus veteran of SUD treatment and a nationally recognized interventionist, weighs in on involuntary civil commitment for persons suffering from [...]
Vivitrol and Overdose Risk
Vivitrol and Overdose Risk A new analysis of a large randomized trial finds 2.4x higher risk for overdose with naltrexone compared to buprenorphine. Methadone and buprenorphine are still the safest and most effective treatments [...]
Overdose epidemic costs US $1T per year: research
The ongoing opioid epidemic is costing the U.S. $1 trillion every year, posing "a threat to our national security and global competitiveness," according to a bipartisan congressional report released on Tuesday. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), [...]
Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic And Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not Be The Enemy Of The Good
Nora D. Volkow JANUARY 3, 202210.1377/forefront.20211221.691862 Last year saw drug overdose deaths in the U.S. surpass an unthinkable milestone: 100,000 deaths in a year. This is the highest number of drug overdoses in our country’s history, [...]
Psychedelic substance Ibogaine to be tested for potential as an addiction treatment
9th December 2021 | By Emily Ledger It is estimated that around 100,000 people die from drug overdoses in the US every year. The majority of these deaths are related to the use of [...]
As Addiction Deaths Surge, Profit-Driven Rehab Industry Faces ‘Severe Ethical Crisis’
February 15, 20217:08 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition As the nation's addiction crisis deepened, Tamara Beetham, who studies health policy at Yale University, set out to answer a simple question: What happens when people [...]