FDA APPROVES OVER-THE-COUNTER NALOXONE
AP [3/29] | The FDA has approved selling naloxone without a prescription, the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter....
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- Mar 31
NEW STUDY REVEALS SHARED GENETIC MARKERS UNDERLYING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
NIDA [3/22] | Scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders [...] reinforcing the role of the dopamine...
- Mar 31
SAMHSA WARNS OF GROWING THREAT FROM XYLAZINE
SAMHSA [3/27] | In a letter to clinicians, SAMHSA wrote that xylazine is an emerging public health threat and noted that routine...
- Mar 31
DEA ISSUES ALERT ON RISE OF FENTANYL MIXED WITH XYLAZINE
DEA [3/22] | In a public safety alert, the DEA said it observed a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a...
- Mar 31
U.S.-LED GLOBAL EFFORT HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED NUMBER RECEIVING LIFESAVING HIV TREATMENT
CDC [3/14] | A new analysis shows the number of people globally receiving lifesaving HIV treatment through the President's Emergency Plan...
- Mar 31
NALOXONE EXPANSION NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASES IN ADOLESCENT HEROIN AND INJECTION DRUG USE
Intl Journal of Drug Policy| A recent study explored if naloxone expansion may inadvertently promote high-risk substance use behaviors...
- Mar 31
STUDY SHOWS HIGH PREVALENCE OF BUPRENORPHINE 'SPIKING' IN URINE SCREENINGS FOR OUD PATIENTS
JAMA [3/28] | More than 7% of urine samples collected in a recent cross-sectional study [...] showed evidence of buprenorphine...
- Mar 24
STUDY SUGGESTS HIGH-DOSE BUPRENORPHINE IS USEFUL AMONG PATIENTS USING FENTANYL AND OTHER OPIOIDS
JAMA (3/03) | A new study reports that high-dose buprenorphine administered in the emergency department for patients in withdrawal is...
- Mar 24
HOUSE MEMBERS FORM BIPARTISAN FENTANYL PREVENTION CAUCUS
U.S. House (3/09) | U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently...
- Mar 24
BIPARTISAN SENATE GROUP INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO CRACK DOWN ON XYLAZINE
U.S. Senate [3/28] | Several senators are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to crack down...
- Mar 24
NEW STUDY REVEALS SHARED GENETIC MARKERS UNDERLYING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
NIDA (3/22) | By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across...
- Mar 17
APPLY FOR THREE NHSC LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS WITH JUST ONE APPLICATION
HRSA | The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce announced a new opportunity to apply for...
- Mar 17
LAPPA RELEASES MODEL ACT ON SUBSTANCE USE DURING PREGNANCY AND FAMILY CARE PLANS
LAPPA (3/07) | The Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), funded by the White House Office of National Drug Control...
- Mar 17
LACK OF FUNDING TO FIGHT ADDICTION IN NY STATE BUDGET DRAWS CRITICISM
SI LIVE (3/05) | Luke Nasta, executive director of Camelot of Staten Island, has never held back on government response to the opioid...
- Mar 17
SAMHSA SEEKING $10.8 BILLION IN FY 2024 TO BOLSTER MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES ACROSS T
SAMHSA (3/13) | The President’s Budget for FY 2024 includes $10.8 billion for SAMHSA [...] to support the President’s Unity Agenda to...
- Mar 3
Recently published, The Therapeutic Community: Research and Practice by Carole Harvey
The Therapeutic Community: Research and Practice by Carole Harvey brings together the diverse lens of these communities, illuminating and...
- Mar 3
TRAUMA CAUSES HIGH LEVELS OF INTERGENERATIONAL SUBSTANCE USE AMONG BLACK WOMEN
Penn State (2/21) - In the first study of its kind, researchers examined the effects of trauma and intergenerational substance use on...
- Mar 3
ADDICTION TREATMENT MAY BE COMING TO A PHARMACY NEAR YOU
Stateline (2/24) - New results from a first-of-its-kind study [...] could hold a key to getting addiction medication to more people who...
- Mar 3
FDA ACTS TO RESTRICT ILLICIT IMPORT OF XYLAZINE, ANIMAL TRANQUILIZER LINKED TO OVERDOSE DEATHS
CBS NEWS (2/28) - The FDA announced recently it is restricting the unlawful importing of the veterinary drug xylazine, which has been...
- Mar 3
U.S. DEATHS INVOLVING METH ARE SKYROCKETING, FENTANYL A BIG FACTOR
U.S. News (2/21) - Deaths from methamphetamine among Americans increased 50-fold between 1999 and 2021, a new stud y reports. Most of...
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