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.
One in eight U.S. high school students say they’ve used tobacco products in the past month, according to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey. E-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product.
Congress passed and President Biden signed a $1.5 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2022, through September. The package contains billions of dollars for addressing the mental health and addiction crises.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a new settlement with states over the opioid crisis, the Associated Press reports. Members of the Sackler family, who own the company, have agreed to contribute as much as $6 billion.
States should spend a significant portion of opioid litigation funds on comprehensive approaches to preventing the use of all harmful substances, not just opioids, according to an article in HealthAffairs.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a study identifying factors associated with opioid overdose after an initial opioid prescription.
Johnson & Johnson and three drug wholesalers have agreed to pay $26 billion to settle lawsuits that claimed their business practices helped to worsen the nation’s opioid crisis, NPR reports.
In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, President Biden called on Congress to increase funding for prevention and treatment of opioid addiction, The Hill reports.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including plans highlighted by President Biden to address mental health and addiction in State of the Union.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a study on emergency department visits and trends related to cocaine, psychostimulants and opioids in the United States from 2008-2018.
A new study finds people who had COVID-19 may be at increased risk of developing opioid use disorders and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a study on reports of naturalistic cannabis use in online opioid recovery community discussion forums.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines that urge doctors to first try non-opioid therapies for pain treatment before prescribing opioids, The New York Times reports.
Combined opioid and stimulant deaths among Black Americans increased at more than three times the rate of those among non-Hispanic white Americans between 2007 and 2019, according to a new study.
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