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The Latest News from Our Field

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.

Anti-tobacco groups are critical of the Food and Drug Administration’s decision on Friday to authorize four menthol vaping products, the first non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products to win the agency’s authorization.
A new study finds only one-third of mental health facilities offer medication treatment for opioid use disorder, HealthDay reports.
A new report from the World Health Organization finds more than 3 million people worldwide died from alcohol or psychoactive substance use in 2019.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including the challenges of implementing community strategies to reduce overdoses.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a focus group study on youth responses to e-cigarette advertising features.
The Food and Drug Administration last week reversed their decision to ban products made by e-cigarette company Juul Labs, The Washington Post reports.
Over 1.4 million people experiencing homelessness visited the emergency department (ED) annually between 2016-2021, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Answer rates for the revamped 988 suicide and crisis hotline are still not uniform across the country two years after its launch, Axios reports.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including meetings held at the White House to expand naloxone access.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including findings on the prevalence of co-occurring diagnoses in people exposed to alcohol prenatally.
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday rejected a proposal to use the psychedelic substance MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Associated Press reports.
A new survey finds that almost one in three adult Americans know someone who has died of an overdose, CBS News reports.
States that have legalized recreational marijuana must implement strong protections to ensure that young people are protected from exposure to marijuana and can’t access it, experts from Partnership to End Addiction write in STAT.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including an FDA advisory panel's vote that MDMA is not an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including affective themes related to parenting among mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder.
More Americans say they use marijuana daily or almost daily than those who drink alcohol at similar levels, according to a new study.
A new report from the World Health Organization says tobacco companies continue to actively target young people through social media, sports and music festivals.
Some communities around the country are pushing back on public health harm reduction initiatives aimed at people who use fentanyl, The Washington Post reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including pushback in several states against safe smoking supplies, despite their proven ability to reduce harm.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including changes in self‐reported cannabis use in the United States from 1979 to 2022.
The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous substance, the Associated Press reports. The department sent a proposed rule to the federal register moving marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance.
The more time spent on social media, the greater the chance that children and young adults will smoke and/or vape, according to a new study.
A government report last week showing a decline in overdose deaths last year may signal a more lasting trend, according to The New York Times. The report shows a nearly 4% decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including the Department of Justice's formal motion to reschedule marijuana as a Schedule III substance.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including potential associations between college students' first semester experiences with substance use and mental health.
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