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Men died of overdose at 2-3 times greater a rate than women in the U.S. in 2020-2021
Men were significantly more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a new study analyzing death records data from across the United States. The study found that [...]
Only 1 in 4 adolescent treatment facilities offer buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old offer buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, according to a new study. Only 1 in 8 [...]
NIH and FDA leaders call for more research, lower barriers to improve and implement drug- checking tools amid overdose epidemic
What: In a new Commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, leaders at the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration highlight the urgent need to address current gaps in the [...]
Young men at highest risk of schizophrenia linked with cannabis use disorder
Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study led by researchers at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National Institute on [...]
Anti-poverty programs may help reduce disparities in brain development and mental health symptoms in children
States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old, according to research supported by the National Institute on Drug [...]
School prevalence of stimulant therapy for ADHD associated with higher rates of prescription stimulant misuse among teens
Researchers have identified a strong association between prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and rates of prescription stimulant misuse (taken in a way other than as directed by a clinician) by students [...]
Buprenorphine initiation in the ER found safe and effective for individuals with OUD who use fentanyl
Results from a multi-site clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health showed that less than 1% of people with opioid use disorder whose drug use includes fentanyl experienced withdrawal when starting buprenorphine in [...]
Increased Use of Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk for Fatal Overdose
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study. “The results [...]
Increased Telehealth Services, OUD Medications During COVID-19 Associated with Reduced Fatal Overdose Risk
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study. “The results [...]
New NIH study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance use disorders
By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used. This dataset – one of the largest of its kind [...]
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- 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
- 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
- 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
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CDC and NIDA Will Finally Study Potential of Safe Consumption Sites
BY LUCIA GENG JANUARY 7, 2021 | FILTER For the first time ever, Congress has weighed in on the issue of safe consumption sites (SCS). A bill tied to the stimulus package signed into law on [...]
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Use of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 2020
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Use of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 2020 Early Release / December 20, 2020 / 69 Sara E. Oliver, MD1; Julia W. Gargano, PhD1; Mona Marin, [...]
Pandemic Plus Drug Prohibition Form a Lethal Combination
By Jeffrey A. Singer TwitterLinkedInRedditFacebook Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the drug overdose death rate, already accelerating after a brief pause in 2018, increased at an alarming rate coinciding with the mobility [...]
As a physician and a patient, I’ve seen the damage caused by the stigma of addiction. It must end
Although the disease of addiction is now obscured by the dark cloud of the Covid-19 pandemic, it continues to tear America apart. It’s a relentless killer, fed by anxiety and uncertainty, and enabled by the [...]
Supporting individuals using medications for opioid use disorder in recovery residences: challenges and opportunities for addressing the opioid epidemic
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2020, VOL. 46, NO. 3, 266–272 https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2020.1719410 PERSPECTIVE Supporting individuals using medications for opioid use disorder in recovery residences: challenges and opportunities for addressing the opioid [...]
New Model State Parity Legislation Named in Honor of Former U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad
New Model State Parity Legislation Named in Honor of Former U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad Tool will help policymakers increase access to mental health and addiction care amid historic rates of overdoses and suicides across [...]
12 COVID Lessons
December 1, 2020 | By: Phil Valentine This latest season for CCAR is unprecedented. COVID pandemic, opioid epidemic, social justice issues, politics, extreme weather… Personally, at various times, I’ve encountered fear, anxiety, grief, sadness [...]
How Are Therapeutic Communities Integrated into the Criminal Justice System?
More than half of U.S. prison inmates meet the criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD), a figure that is about five times higher than the general population (Belenko et al., 2013). Also, an estimated [...]
Reimagining the “Addict” Identity Important for Recovery
A new article, published in Noûs, explores how self and social identity can be used to better understand addiction, as an alternative to the traditional disease model understanding of addiction. An identity as an “addict” can [...]
Opioid Addiction and the Myth of Powerlessness
There is a belief that those of us with an opioid addiction, that we are powerless over our addiction. That is a myth. We are not powerless. But we appear powerless because the prohibition [...]
