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.
Poison centers in the U.S. reported a large jump in the number of calls related to psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among teens and young adults after several cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, a new study finds.
Some veterans' groups are urging the Justice Department to ease federal restrictions on marijuana, six months after the Department of Health and Human Services recommended doing so, NBC News reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the development and initial testing of a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery among individuals with substance use disorder.
A new report finds the latest wave of the opioid epidemic involves using multiple substances at the same time, combining fentanyl with either methamphetamine or cocaine, according to KFF Health News.
A new report finds the percentage of overdose deaths linked to smoking substances increased almost 74% between 2020 and 2022, while the percentage involving injections fell.
Increased availability of prescription opioids and other medications such as benzodiazepines are linked to an increase in U.S. suicide rates, a new study concludes.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including current and former ONDCP officials voicing concerns with Director Gupta, who they say has created a toxic work environment.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the association between maternal tobacco use during pregnancy and child neurocognitive development.
The cigar industry is lobbying the Biden administration to drop the proposed ban on flavored cigars, which make up more than half the cigar market, Axios reports. The industry argues the products have wrongly been mixed in with concerns about menthol cigarettes.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the social influence that a web-based program for smoking prevention could have on potential anti-smoking advocacy by adolescents.
The Biden administration has announced revised federal rules for methadone treatment designed to increase access for more patients with opioid use disorder, NPR reports.
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links tianeptine, an unapproved antidepressant known as “gas station heroin,” to synthetic cannabis.
The new Tips From Former Smokers campaign from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes the dangers of menthol cigarettes, CNN reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including potential associations between prenatal cannabis exposure and frontolimbic white matter pathways in children.
A new study finds high school students who use alcohol, marijuana or nicotine are more likely than their peers who don’t use these substances to have suicidal thoughts.
Pharmaceutical company Vertex this week said it has developed an experimental medication that relieves moderate to severe pain while avoiding the potential for addiction that comes with opioids, The New York Times reports.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including White House officials discussing plans to provide prison populations with necessary tools to treat substance use disorder.
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