Updates

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...

North Carolina’s state and local governments are set to receive up to $150 million as part of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. This lawsuit stems from the impact of OxyContin on communities across the state. Purdue Pharma,...

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. The IVPB recently...