Updates
New North Carolina Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports for November 2023
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 ED visits for overdose reports. Suspected Overdose Deaths There were 324...
New Research Points to Dad’s Drinking as a Significant Factor in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when it comes to diagnosing babies born with birth defects associated with...
Social Media Companies Must Face Teen Addiction Claims, Federal Judge Rules
Major social media companies must face allegations that their services addicted teen users and caused other mental health harms after a federal judge denied a motion to dismiss the bellwether lawsuit filed by a wave of consumer plaintiffs. The decision is a blow to...
FDA Takes Steps to Advance the Development of Novel Therapies for Stimulant Use Disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published a new draft guidance to assist sponsors in developing treatments for stimulant use disorders. The guidance, Stimulant Use Disorders: Developing Drugs for Treatment, when finalized, will be the first to provide...
More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
New government data shows more than 1 in 6 Americans suffered a substance use disorder in 2022. In the recently released survey, alcohol and drug misuse involved roughly the same numbers of people: About 30 million had an alcohol use disorder, while 27 million had a...
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