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.
Ketamine is increasingly being prescribed to treat pain, despite a concern among some experts over its safety and risk of being intentionally misused, the Associated Press reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including data on e-cigarette use among US adults from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey.
The Biden administration this week is asking all schools to carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and to train staff and students on its use, Axios reports.
Medicare will allow mental health counselors, as well as marriage and family therapists, to provide services starting in January 2024, The Washington Post reports. Medicare will also add up to 19 hours a week of intensive outpatient care.
The Food and Drug Administration this week met to discuss the pros and cons of “candy-like” nonprescription medications such as gummies, NBC News reports. Many speakers stressed potential pitfalls of these products, such as accidental overdose.
Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including the White House hosting a bipartisan Youth Prevention Summit and urging schools to carry naloxone.
As overdose deaths among U.S. children and teens rise, experts say there are limited treatment options and coverage gaps that prevent needed care, Axios reports.
State and local governments are using opioid settlement funds to pay for law enforcement vehicles, body scanners and other equipment, KFF Health News reports.
People with opioid use disorder who start buprenorphine treatment via telehealth are more likely to stay in treatment longer than those who start treatment in another setting, a new study finds.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a national inpatient study on cannabis use disorder, suicide attempts and self-harm among adolescents.
The Food and Drug Administration this week sent two rules that will end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars to the White House for a final regulatory review, CNN reports.
View our curated digest of the latest research news, including a systematic review of interventions for preventing e-cigarette use among children and youth.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published new draft guidelines to encourage the development of treatments for substance use disorders related to stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine, The Hill reports.
A new study finds about 20% of adolescents had major depressive disorder in 2021, but less than half of teens who needed mental health treatment had received any.
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