Updates

A recent study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that past-year recreational ketamine use among adults has increased dramatically since 2015, including significant shifts in associations with depression and sociodemographic...

This Advisory describes the scientific evidence for the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven different types of cancer, including breast (in women), colorectum, esophagus, voice box, liver, mouth, and throat. The Advisory also...

The Biden administration finalized a long-awaited rule in January, laying out how some health care providers can prescribe gold-standard opioid use disorder treatments through telehealth. The final rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse...

This review article is a comprehensive discussion about most aspects of alcohol use disorder (AUD), including the neurobiology and definition of AUD, diagnostic criteria, and screening instruments. The authors describe biological markers useful for detecting and...

This longitudinal cohort study examined the association of state-level medical and recreational cannabis laws with cannabis use disorder (CUD) and cannabis poisonings in the adult population with employer-sponsored health insurance. The study showed that from 2011 to...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (OORMs) Planning Toolkit is now available. This comprehensive resource is designed to help communities expand access to lifesaving medications like...