Addressing the Unique Challenges of COVID-19 for People in Recovery
Significant increases in many kinds of drug use have been recorded since March
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“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...
Taking Stock of NIDA’s Achievements and Looking to the Future
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The need for better substance use disorder treatments, better diagnostic methods, and better prevention strategies has never been greater. The beginning of a new year gives us an opportunity to...
As Some States Implement New Marijuana Laws, Science Should Guide Public Health Policy
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After the election on November 8, marijuana is now or will soon be legal for adult recreational use in eight states plus the District of Columbia. Careful thought should be...
Syringe-Exchange Programs Are Part of Effective HIV Prevention
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One of the best available strategies for reducing the spread of HIV among drug users is syringe-exchange programs (also called syringe service programs); their effectiveness has been proven through abundant...
The Surgeon General’s Report: Facing Addiction in America
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Today marks, I hope, another turning point in our country’s health, as Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health...
