ADAPT-2 Trial Results Deliver a Breakthrough in Long Search for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Medication
A combination of bupropion and naltrexone successfully reduced methamphetamine use.
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Mobilizing Citizen Science to Address the Overdose Epidemic
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Social media and crowdsourcing apps could be particularly useful for gathering and sharing information in real time about overdoses and using that information to prevent overdose deaths, thereby translating “citizen...
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis Means Confronting Socioeconomic Disparities
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When we speak of addiction as a chronic disorder of the brain, it thus includes an understanding that some individuals are more susceptible to drug use and addiction than others.
New Medication Formulations Could Quickly Make a Difference for Treating Opioid Addiction
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As Francis Collins and I wrote in May, NIH and NIDA are committed to an “all scientific hands on deck” effort to end the opioid crisis in America by halving...
The Concerning Link Between Inadequate Sleep and Adolescent Substance Use
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Children and adolescents require more sleep than adults. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) defines a sufficient night’s sleep for an adolescent as 8.5-9.5 hours per night. But according to...
“All Scientific Hands on Deck” to End the Opioid Crisis
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In 2015, two million people had a prescription opioid use disorder and 591,000 suffered from a heroin use disorder; prescription drug misuse alone cost the nation $78.5 billion in healthcare...
Smoking Cessation May Improve Behavioral Health Conditions (CRAN Blog)
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Cigarette smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States, responsible for over 480,000 deaths a year. Even though smoking has been decreasing overall...
Opioid Use Disorders and Suicide: A Hidden Tragedy (Guest Blog)
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In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from opioids—either prescription drugs or heroin or, in many cases, more powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Hidden behind the terrible epidemic of opioid overdose...
Addressing America’s Fentanyl Crisis
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Every day, 91* Americans fatally overdose on an opioid drug. It may be a prescription analgesic or heroin but increasingly it is likely to be heroin’s much more potent synthetic...
NASEM Report Recommends Removing Barriers to Cannabis Research
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The new report is based on reviews of research on both the cannabis plant itself and its constituents, but its conclusions are substantially similar to the 1999 report: While cannabis...
Improving Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Baltimore City (Guest Blog)
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Tackling the opioid crisis and overdose epidemic in our nation is a task that involves partnerships among stakeholders at all levels: federal, state, and local governments and other organizations and...
