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.
Increased regulation of opioids has led to a growing number of sales online, through an underground network of websites known as the “darknet,” Newsweek reports.
Most young adults who use illicit drugs are willing to test them for the presence of fentanyl by using a rapid test strip, a study presented at the recent American Society of Addiction Medicine annual meeting suggests.
High school seniors who use heroin also commonly use multiple other drugs, according to researchers at New York University. On average, these students use five other drugs.
One-fourth of high school seniors in the United States said they would try marijuana or use it more often if the drug were legalized, according to the nationwide Monitoring The Future survey.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said this week that tobacco companies need to speed up their efforts to stop kids from using e-cigarettes.
A new study finds the number of drivers fatally injured in automobile accidents who tested positive for one or more substances is rising, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Strengthening state alcohol policies by 10 percent can reduce the odds of alcohol-related motor-vehicle deaths by the same amount, according to a new study.
A police department in Ohio is hoping to find and help people who use meth by offering to test their drugs for the Zika virus, CNN reports. Zika cannot be transmitted through drugs, the article notes.
Mussels in Puget Sound along the northwest coast of Washington have tested positive for the prescription opioid oxycodone, according to the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife.
A new report by the Federal Reserve finds people who know someone who has been addicted to opioids are less likely to give the national or local economy a favorable rating.
Calls to poison control centers about children’s and teens’ exposure to medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder grew more than 60 percent from 2000 to 2014, according to a new study.
A group of Democrats in the House is urging the Trump Administration to use federal authority to reduce the price of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone.
Methadone appears safe and effective in treating people who use fentanyl, suggests a study presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
The rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States has resulted in an increased number of organs available for transplant, according to a study published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine.
Factors including language and cultural barriers, as well as fear of deportation, may be contributing to the rising drug overdose rate among Latinos in the United States, NPR reports.
The number of programs that provide clean needles to people who inject drugs increased from one to about 50 in Kentucky, North Carolina and West Virginia between 2013 and 2017, HealthDay reports.
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