Updates

A new government report shows cocaine overdose deaths in the United States have nearly tripled over the past five years. After a period of stability, cocaine-induced deaths rose by about 27% per year, on average, from 2013 through 2018, according to researchers at the...

The opioid epidemic continues to evolve and impact all groups of people. Moreover, there are concerning trends among women. The aim of the linked article is to provide a review of opioid use disorder in women and the implications for treatment. Read the full study:...

As the U.S. faces the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most ambitious implementation studies in addiction research is moving forward. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...

The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) have announced the American Board of Medical Specialties’ (ABMS) approval of a four-year extension of the practice pathway in Addiction Medicine. The extension will...

Cigarette smoking is attributed to more than 480,000 U.S. deaths per year, as well as diseases affecting 16 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This behavior continues to be overrepresented among those with mental illness,...

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry shows that abuse of prescription stimulant medication by adolescents and young adults is driven by different motivations linked to age. "We're interested in the reasons why adolescents and young adults misuse...