We curate a digest of the latest news in our field for advocates, policymakers, community coalitions and all who work toward shaping policies and practices to effectively prevent substance use and treat addiction.
A group of doctors and researchers is asking the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of a test designed to predict the genetic risk of developing opioid use disorder, NBC News reports.
Teen substance use is decreasing, with some notable declines during the pandemic, according to National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Volkow. But teen overdose deaths have risen sharply, largely due to fentanyl, Volkow told The New York Times.
A new study finds job insecurity in early adulthood that is often linked to the “gig economy” is linked to an increased risk of a serious alcohol-related illness later in life, HealthDay reports.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including SAMHSA releasing guidance on core curriculum content for integration of substance use disorder treatment for health care education programs.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a systematic review of the environmental influences on e-cigarette use among young people.
A coalition of medical and civil rights groups said Tuesday they are suing the Food and Drug Administration over missing its own deadline to ban menthol tobacco products, CNN reports.
Just one-third of substance use treatment facilities in the United States offer monthly injections of long-acting buprenorphine, according to a new study.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including a report finding the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not ensure that selected states complied with Medicaid parity requirements.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a review of a youth-led integrated strategy to prevent substance use and risky sexual behavior among school-attending youth at disproportionate risk.
The rate of overdose deaths in the United States in 2022 were at a record high, but there are signs the overdose rate may be leveling off after years of a steady rise, according to new government data.
European experts in substance use disorder say making methadone easy to obtain is key to the continent’s success in treatment, STAT reports. The opioid death rate in Europe is about one-twentieth the rate in the United States.
A new study finds that less than 9% of Americans living in rural areas with both opioid and alcohol use disorders are prescribed medication to treat both conditions.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a systematic review of the prevalence of cannabis use disorders in people who use medicinal cannabis.
Private equity firms have acquired stakes in almost one-third of all methadone clinics in the United States in recent years, according to an investigation by STAT. This gives the firms outsize control of the substance use disorder treatment industry.
A new study finds high school students who use both tobacco and marijuana products miss more school and have lower grades than their peers who use one of these substances alone or neither.
Vice President Kamala Harris called on the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to quickly reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance, Reuters reports.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including opioid treatment programs becoming increasingly backed by private equity firms that oppose the expansion of methadone access.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the neutral correlates of the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment incentive salience factor among individuals with alcohol use disorder.
The opioid overdose antidote naloxone, cleared by the Food and Drug Administration last year for over-the-counter sales, is not always easy to find in pharmacies.
Five Senate committee chairs have sent letters to the chief executives of major convenience stores and their wholesalers, calling on them to remove unauthorized vaping products.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the impact of exposure to e-cigarette advertisements and reviews on the progression of use among young adults in the US.
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