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Health groups are gearing up for smoking cessation campaigns aimed at Black smokers as the Biden administration moves closer to banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, NBC News reports.
Millions of people in the U.S. with opioid use disorder also use other illicit substances such as methamphetamine or cocaine, The New York Times reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the effectiveness of a provider-focused media campaign developed by New York State promoting clinical tobacco dependence treatment.
Ketamine is increasingly being prescribed to treat pain, despite a concern among some experts over its safety and risk of being intentionally misused, the Associated Press reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including data on e-cigarette use among US adults from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey.
The Biden administration this week is asking all schools to carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and to train staff and students on its use, Axios reports.
Medicare will allow mental health counselors, as well as marriage and family therapists, to provide services starting in January 2024, The Washington Post reports. Medicare will also add up to 19 hours a week of intensive outpatient care.
The Food and Drug Administration this week met to discuss the pros and cons of “candy-like” nonprescription medications such as gummies, NBC News reports. Many speakers stressed potential pitfalls of these products, such as accidental overdose.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including the White House hosting a bipartisan Youth Prevention Summit and urging schools to carry naloxone.
As overdose deaths among U.S. children and teens rise, experts say there are limited treatment options and coverage gaps that prevent needed care, Axios reports.
State and local governments are using opioid settlement funds to pay for law enforcement vehicles, body scanners and other equipment, KFF Health News reports.
People with opioid use disorder who start buprenorphine treatment via telehealth are more likely to stay in treatment longer than those who start treatment in another setting, a new study finds.
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