Overdose Deaths Increased in Pregnant and Postpartum Women from Early 2018 to Late 2021
NIDA | Overdose deaths rose markedly between January to June 2018 and July to December 2021 among 10- to 44-year-old girls and women who...
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- Aug 4
Senate Appropriators Advance Modest Substance Use, Mental Health Block Grant Increases in Spending B
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a FY24 funding bill for several priority agencies including the Substance Abuse and...
- Aug 4
SAMHSA Issues Advisory on Digital Therapeutics in Behavioral Health
SAMHSA recently released a new advisory on digital therapeutics for management and treatment in behavioral health. This advisory...
- Jul 17
One Year Anniversary of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
SAMHSA [18-July] | SAMHSA is marking the one year-anniversary since the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was launched. In honor of...
- Jul 11
Op Ed: What Does It Means To Be 'In Recovery'? We Need a Better Federal Definition.
STAT [11-Jul] | “When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means...
- Jun 30
CDC Releases New Overdose Prevention and Surveillance Resources
CDC [30-Jun] | The CDC recently released new prevention and surveillance resources, including a report on overdose deaths from fentanyl...
- Jun 13
Only 1 in 4 adolescent treatment facilities offer buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
NIH [6/13] | NIH-funded study indicates substantial need to expand access to evidence-based treatment among young people. Only 1 in 4...
- Jun 13
SAMHSA Data Released on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavioral Health
SAMHSA [13-Jun] | Recently, SAMHSA released a new data report indicating that lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are more likely than...
- Jun 12
NIH, FDA Call for Lower Barriers to Improve and Implement Drug-Checking Tools
NIH [12-Jun] | In commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, leaders at the NIH and FDA highlight the urgent need to address...
- May 30
Study Finds Inherited Genetic Signature Linked to Increased Risk for Addiction
AddictionPolicyForum [30-May] | A new study suggests that a common genetic signature may increase a person’s risk of developing substance...
- Mar 31
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....
- 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...
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