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.
A proposed substitute for the Senate's tobacco-regulation bill was rejected on a 60-36 vote, and the Senate is now poised to approve the landmark regulatory measure.
These one-day trainings are open to anyone who is concerned about alcohol and drug related problems in New York and would like to make a difference by advocating for prevention, treatment and recovery policies, funding and services.
A new study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) finds that the prevalence of illicit drug use -- and drug preferences -- vary widely among the states.
Buoyed by research showing that giving heroin to addicts in a controlled setting can reduce crime and improve health, Canadian researchers are set to launch a trial heroin-maintenance project in Montreal and Vancouver.
Researchers from the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have demonstrated that an area of the brain called the Anterior Cingulate Cortex shows differences in levels of activity between cocaine users compared with non-users when performing a series of tasks, even though both groups are evenly matched demographically.
In a randomized trial, researchers compared the effectiveness of a computer- or therapist-delivered intervention that combined motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat co-occurring depression and alcohol/cannabis use.
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