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.
The increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic could lead to 8,000 additional alcohol-related deaths from liver disease by 2040, a new study estimates.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including a tentative settlement of $590 million between hundreds of Native American tribes and Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal and AmerisourceBergen.
Health plans and insurance companies are not providing parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, according to a new government report.
A new study finds supportive relationships, getting enough sleep and engaging in physical activity have been important factors in protecting teens’ mental health during the pandemic.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the prevalence of opioid use disorder and other substance use among adolescents and young adults in Medicaid/CHIP from 2015–2019.
A new study finds people with opioid use disorder who are incarcerated and receive the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine are less likely to be rearrested and reconvicted after they are released.
Snapchat announced a change this week to its friend recommendation feature to make it more difficult for people selling illicit substances to connect with minors under 17, NBC News reports.
People who vape and test positive for COVID-19 are more likely to have symptoms compared with people who test positive and don’t use e-cigarettes, a new study finds.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the association between the concurrent use of e-cigarettes and cannabis with COVID-19 symptoms, testing and diagnosis among college student e-cigarette users.
New York City health officials are planning to install 10 “public health vending machines” around the city that will dispense the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, as well as sterile syringes.
A new study finds significant increases in the frequency and severity of emergency department visits due to marijuana exposures in children in Ontario, Canada, after the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Overdose deaths reached almost one million in the United States from 1999 through 2020, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Doctors using a program to increase buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder were able to boost use of the medication sixfold, HealthDay reports.
Many flavored vaping products continue to be sold despite a federal judge’s ruling that should have led to them being pulled from the market, according to a report by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
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