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Increase in Nicotine Pouch Use Seen Among U.S. High School Students
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Nontobacco nicotine use in U.S. youth shifted from 2023 to 2024 toward greater use of nicotine pouches, according to a study published online April 30 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Nicotine Pouch Use Doubles Among U.S. High Schoolers
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – The use of nicotine pouches nearly doubled among U.S. high school students between 2023 and 2024, a new study says. These pouches, inserted between the gum and lip, provide...
Mindfulness Meditation Counters Opioid Cravings
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Mindfulness meditation can help rewire the brain to reduce opioid cravings in people addicted to narcotics, a new study says. People assigned to mindfulness training had 50%...
Teen Cannabis Use Rises in Canada After Edibles Are Legalized
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 — Teen cannabis use rose significantly in parts of Canada after edibles were legalized, a new study shows. The study found a 26% increase in teen cannabis use in provinces t...
In-Hospital Addiction Consultations Put Opioid Users On Path To Recovery
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – People hospitalized for opioid use can better fight their addiction if their path to recovery begins in the hospital, a new study says. Opioid users who receive addiction...
One in 10 With Substance Use Disorder Report Past-Year Hospitalizations
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 – About one in 10 U.S. adults with substance use disorder (SUD) report past-year hospitalizations, according to a research letter published online April 1 in the Annals of...
Real-World Cannabis Use Disorder During Pregnancy May Be Underestimated
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – Commercial administrative claims data reveal slightly higher rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnoses during pregnancy than in previous research, according to a...
Drug Overdose Deaths Rising Faster in Black Americans, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – Black Americans have been dying from drug overdoses (OD) at higher rates than white Americans, a new study says. Both Black men and women are at greater risk of a fatal OD...
FDA Issues Warning Against Recreational Inhalation of Nitrous Oxide
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning consumers against the recreational use of any flavor of nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) from canisters, tanks,...
Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
Death Risk Doubled For ER Patients On Psychedelics
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – People who land in the ER after using hallucinogens are more than twice as likely to die in a handful of years, a new study says. Psychedelics users treated at a hospital are...
2022 to 2023 Saw Decrease in Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in United States
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 – From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose death in the United States, according to a report published in the February Health...
OD Deaths Decline in U.S., Driven By Drop In Opioid Fatalities
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – America’s opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. Drug overdose deaths (OD) decreased b...
Few Individuals With Mental, Substance Use Disorders Receive Guideline-Consistent Treatment
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – A small number of individuals with mental and substance use disorders receive guideline-consistent treatment worldwide, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in JAMA...
Experts Warn Marijuana Ads Are Reaching Kids Through Social Media
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – A legal loophole is allowing marijuana ads to slip past regulations and land right in front of kids on social media, a new report shows. Although the federal Controlled...