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 Senate bill designed to stop the flow of fentanyl and other opioids from China to the United States through the Postal Service is expected to pass this week, The New York Times reports.
The price of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone has surged in recent years, potentially reducing availability of a critical lifesaving treatment, experts tell CBS MoneyWatch. They say a number of factors have led to the price increase.
Few young people with opioid use disorder receive medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat their addiction within three months of diagnosis, a new study finds.
Doctors give no documented reason for prescribing opioids in 29 percent of cases, according to a study published this week in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Deaths from suicide, substance use and other forms of self injury have surpassed deaths due to diabetes in the United States, according to a new study.
U.S. fraternity members will no longer be allowed to serve hard liquor at events, according to the North-American Interfraternity Conference, the umbrella organization for fraternities.
An analysis of studies has found supervised drug injection sites may not be as effective in preventing drug overdose deaths as previously thought, Vox reports.
Almost 11 million American adults use e-cigarettes and more than half are under age 35, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Drug overdoses rose 10 percent last year, killing an estimated 72,000 Americans, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A new study finds doctors who were informed of their patients’ deaths from prescription opioids were less likely to prescribe the drugs for new patients.
American teens with substance use disorder and conduct disorder are five times more likely to die an early death compared with the general population, a new study concludes.
The Food and Drug Administration did not act to stop off-label prescribing for fast-acting fentanyl drugs, putting patients at high risk of accidental overdose and death, The New York Times reports.
A new Gallup poll finds 30 percent of Americans say drug abuse has caused problems in their families—up from 22 percent in 2005, according to The Hill.
The Food and Drug Administration issued new scientific recommendations this week designed to encourage development of new medication-assisted treatment drugs for opioid use disorder.
Teens and young adults who fill an opioid prescription after wisdom teeth removal are almost three times as likely to use opioids persistently compared with their peers who don’t fill their prescription, a new study finds.
Some doctors looking for alternatives to opioids to treat back pain are using an injectable drug that carries risks of injury and complications, according to The New York Times.
People with a criminal conviction who have a history of opioid addiction may be less likely to die of an overdose or other causes when they are being treated with methadone, a new study concludes.
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