Updates

In this review, the authors describe the epidemiology of stimulant misuse, harms, potential treatments, and gaps in literature. Non-medical use of prescription stimulants is the most misused stimulant among youth, but cocaine and methamphetamine use have also been on...

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. Due to data quality issues, the “Overdose ED Visits Involving...

As the nation ponders the future of temporary pandemic-era telehealth rules, a new study suggests that phone calls and video chats may play an important role in leveling the playing field for medication-based treatment for opioid addiction. The study is based on data...

More than 30,000 babies a year are born in the United States with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, yet treatment options are limited to supportive care or medicating with more opiates, such as morphine. In a new clinical trial, Stanford Medicine researchers found...

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently announced grant awards totaling more than $340 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis amid a continued escalation of overdose deaths. Opioids – particularly synthetic drugs like...