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.
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.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a scientific statement from the American Heart Association on the effects of marijuana use on brain health.
A new report recommends elevating the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to a Cabinet-level position, and having the office coordinate federal efforts to respond to the opioid crisis, the Associated Press reports.
The Justice Department says it is evaluating safe injection sites, and talking to regulators about “appropriate guardrails” for the facilities, the Associated Press reports.
More than 1.2 million people could die from overdoses in North America by 2029 unless governments establish policies that treat addiction as a chronic condition, according to a new report.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a study on state earned income tax credits and depression and alcohol misuse among women with children.
Rates of intentional overdose deaths, or suicides by an overdose of a medication or substance, have risen among 15- to 24-year-olds, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Rates have also increased among adults ages 75 to 84.
Johnson & Johnson and three major pharmaceutical distributors have reached a tentative settlement worth $590 million with hundreds of Native American tribes to resolve claims the companies fueled the opioid crisis in their communities.
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