Updates
New NC Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports for December 2022
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on ED visits for overdose. Note there continue to be known data quality issues for May and...
New Study Finds Legalization of Recreational Cannabis Linked with Increased Alcohol Drinking
States that legalized recreational cannabis saw a slight population-level uptick in alcohol consumption that was largely driven by young adults and men, according to new research by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health policy scientists. The increase in...
DEA Announces Important Change to Registration Requirement
On December 29, 2022, with the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the Act), Congress eliminated the “DATA-Waiver Program.” DEA fully supports this significant policy reform. In this moment, when the United States is suffering tens of thousands of...
Anti-Discrimination Policies Reduce Binge Drinking for LGBTQ Youth
A recent article published in the Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology examines the association between sexual identity and binge drinking among LGBTQ youth. The researchers found lower odds of binge drinking among sexual minority youth in states with more...
As Overdoses Soar in Rural America, More Clinicians Are Prescribing Addiction Medications
The number of U.S. health care providers certified to prescribe buprenorphine, which staves off cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms for people who have stopped misusing opioid drugs, more than doubled in the past four years. Treatment advocates hope to see that...
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