Updates
New Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports for February 2023
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths and provisional data on ED visits for overdose. The IVPB was unable to update the fentanyl-positive death report this month. Suspected...
Study Finds Slight Increase in Youth Asthma Rates in States with Legal Recreational Cannabis
Legalization of recreational cannabis may contribute to increased rates of teen and childhood asthma, new research suggests. Investigators compared asthma rates in states with recreational programs with rates in states where the substance was illegal from 2011 through...
Study: 63% of Severe Alcoholics Exhibit Significant Cognitive Improvements Within 18 Days of Abstinence
Many people struggle with a substance use disorder. This can lead to myriad troubles with cognitive functioning, including lack of attention, impairments in executive functioning, memory loss, and more. Deficits in cognition have been linked to higher rates of relapse...
Medical Marijuana Doesn’t Help Anxiety and Depression and Doubles Addiction Risk, New Study Finds
A new study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found using medical marijuana to treat pain, anxiety and depression failed to improve these symptoms while doubling the risk of developing cannabis use disorder. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network...
New Study Finds Over Half of Car Crash Victims Had Drugs or Alcohol in Their Systems
A large study by U.S. highway safety regulators found that more than half the people injured or killed in traffic crashes had one or more drugs, or alcohol, in their bloodstreams. Also, just over 54% of injured drivers had drugs or alcohol in their systems, with...
Public Health Officials Are Sounding the Alarm About ‘Tranq’
An animal sedative that’s harmful to human health is showing up in street drugs across the United States, and it appears to be spreading. The drug, called xylazine, causes severe skin wounds and knocks users out for hours at a time, leaving them vulnerable and...
Addiction Medicine 2023 will provide clinically relevant SUD knowledge and skills for physicians, APPs and other providers working in a variety of healthcare settings. Join us in person as we explore addiction medicine. Conference will be held in Asheville, NC at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel or you can participate from anywhere with our virtual registration options.
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September 15-17, 2023
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenville, South Carolina
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Addiction Medicine Spring and Fall Conferences provide up-to-date substance use related education, applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices.