NIH-funded intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates over evaluation period

June 16, 2024 From NIDA A data-driven intervention that engaged communities to rapidly deploy evidence-based practices to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths – such as increasing naloxone distribution and ...

Teen Drug Use, by the Numbers

May 21, 2024 By Steven Ross Johnson (https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/steven-ross-johnson) GETTY STOCK IMAGES Alcohol, marijuana and nicotine through vaping remained the most commonly used substances among teens in 2023, ...

Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction

By:Carole Tanzer Miller (https://www.healthday.com/author/carole-tanzer-miller-2) Published on: Jun 10, 2024, 6:23 pm Updated on: Jun 10, 2024, 6:23 pm Key Takeaways An experimental treatment for ...

The Fentanyl Death Crisis in America

Posted June 4, 2024 | By Mark S. Gold M.D. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/mark-s-gold-md)Adderall (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/adhd), Vicodin and other popular prescription medications—but with a deadly ...

Semi-pro footballers jailed for £260m drug plot

Met Police Cocaine was recovered from storage units in west London Six semi-professional footballers who formed a drugs gang to supply cocaine have been jailed. The men, from London and Solihull, admitted conspiracy to supply ...

More than 60% Thais support relisting marijuana as a drug: NIDA poll

Play The majority of Thais support the government’s plan to put cannabis back on the national list of Category 5 narcotics, an opinion survey has ...

Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective

May 8, 2024 Starting people with opioid use disorder on extended-release, injectable naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven days of seeking treatment is more effective than the standard treatment method of starting within ...

More women, children joining drug cartels: Reports

Jorge Ventura (https://www.newsnationnow.com/author/jorge-ventura/), Rich Johnson (https://www.newsnationnow.com/author/rich-johnson/) Updated: MAY 19, 2024 / 08:13 PM CDT Number of women in cartels up sharply over five years One hit woman ...

Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023

May 13, 2024 (NIDA) Law enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl increased dramatically in number and size between 2017 to 2023 in the U.S., especially in pill form, according to a new study (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104417) ...

Michigan organization wants cities to review laws that could affect substance abuse programs

By Gino Vicci Updated on: May 13, 2024 / 7:31 PM EDT / CBS Detroit (CBS DETROIT) - A local organization is calling on cities across Michigan to take a second look at old laws on the books that could prevent some substance abuse disorder ...

More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021

May 8, 2024 Image ©Getty Images ballyscanlon (https://www.gettyimages.com/search/photographer?photographer=ballyscanlon) An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 ...

Top Predictors of Substance Initiation in Youth Flagged

Pauline AndersonMay 07, 2024 By age 12 years, more than 14% of children have tried alcohol or tobacco, and religion, race, and income are the top predictors beginning to use these and other substances, new research suggests. Aside from ...