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### Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder

September 25, 2024  Suggests higher doses of buprenorphine were associated with lower rates of future emergency department care

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### Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder

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September 24, 2024  NIH findings highlight critical gaps in treatment access in correctional facilities for people with SUDs.

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### Cannabis and hallucinogen use among adults remained at historic highs in 2023

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August 29, 2024  Vaping among younger adults and binge drinking among mid-life adults also maintained historically high levels

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### NIH launches program to advance research led by Native American communities on substance use and pain

August 15, 2024  Aims to elevate Indigenous knowledge and culture in research to respond to the overdose crisis

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### Doctors reluctant to treat addiction most commonly report “lack of institutional support” as barrier

July 17, 2024  Study highlights need for greater education, training, and policies to support physician intervention in addiction

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### Most Americans don’t know that primary care physicians can prescribe addiction treatment

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June 28, 2024  Study shows need to increase awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed via primary care

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### Federal study examines care following nonfatal overdose among medicare beneficiaries; identifies effective interventions and gaps in care

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June 17, 2024  Receiving gold-standard care after a non-fatal overdose was associated with a decreased risk of subsequent overdose.

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

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June 16, 2024  COVID-19 and increasingly dangerous drugs among factors that may have contributed to diminished impact of intervention

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

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May 13, 2024  NIH-supported study highlights increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply, risk of pills not coming from a pharmacy

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

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May 8, 2024  NIH-supported clinical trial addresses important barrier to opioid use disorder treatment

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

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May 8, 2024  Federal study shows overdose deaths are felt across generations, emphasizing need to support children and families

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### Analysis of social media language using AI models predicts depression severity for white Americans, but not Black Americans

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March 26, 2024  Black people with depression used different language than white people to express their thoughts on Facebook

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### Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023

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March 12, 2024  Psychoactive cannabis product use higher in states without delta-8 regulations or cannabis legalization

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### Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022

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February 6, 2024  NIH-supported research highlights need to better understand psilocybin in context of growing psychedelic use

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### Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders

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January 10, 2024  NIH-supported findings suggest the need to expand definitions of addiction treatment success beyond abstinence

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### Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive

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January 8, 2024  Just seven states had a facility that accepted Medicaid, had a bed open the same day, and offered buprenorphine

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### Semaglutide associated with lower risk of suicidal ideations compared to other treatments prescribed for obesity or type 2 diabetes

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January 5, 2024  Analysis finds patients treated with semaglutide had 49% to 73% lower risk of suicidal ideation

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### Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023

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December 13, 2023  New data show relatively low use of illicit substances, and yet overdose death rates among teens have risen

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### Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021

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November 22, 2023  Among those aged 35 to 44, overdose mortality more than tripled during this period, NIH study reports

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### Researchers identify brain network that is uniquely activated through injection vs. oral drug use

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November 8, 2023  NIH study suggests the brain’s “salience network” is important for understanding SUD, possible therapeutic target

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### Telehealth supports retention in treatment for opioid use disorder

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October 18, 2023  Federally funded study provides evidence supporting expanded use of telehealth services for opioid use disorder

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### Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder

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September 18, 2023  NIH-funded study suggests need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl

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### Marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking reached historic highs among adults 35 to 50

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August 17, 2023  For younger adults 19 to 30, marijuana, vaping, hallucinogen use are at or near historically high levels

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### Only 1 in 5 U.S. adults with opioid use disorder received medications to treat it in 2021

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August 7, 2023  NIH and CDC study finds telehealth associated with increased likelihood of receiving evidence-based standard of care

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### Xylazine appears to worsen the life-threatening effects of opioids in rats

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June 20, 2023  NIH study deepens understanding of possible mechanism through which xylazine impacts overdose risk

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### Men died of overdose at 2-3 times greater a rate than women in the U.S. in 2020-2021

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June 14, 2023  National data show need for more research into the factors underlying differences in sex-based vulnerability to drug use

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### Only 1 in 4 adolescent treatment facilities offer buprenorphine for opioid use disorder

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June 13, 2023  NIH-funded study indicates substantial need to expand access to evidence-based treatment among young people

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### NIH and FDA leaders call for more research, lower barriers to improve and implement drug- checking tools amid overdose epidemic

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June 12, 2023  Tools such as fentanyl test strips hold promise to reduce drug-related harms and save lives

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### Young men at highest risk of schizophrenia linked with cannabis use disorder 

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May 4, 2023  NIH study highlights the need to proactively screen for, prevent, and treat cannabis use disorder among young people

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### Anti-poverty programs may help reduce disparities in brain development and mental health symptoms in children

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May 2, 2023  Study identifies potential of support programs to decrease health impacts of socioeconomic inequities

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