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California’s fentanyl problem is getting worse

California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis. Much of the money has been used to distribute fentanyl test strips and the overdose reversal drug naloxone, as well as deliver medical care to people who are homeless.

23 May 2023

$11.6 million NIDA grant supports the study of cannabis effects on HIV-infected brains

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $11.6 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health to study the effects cannabis, including marijuana and compounds derived from it, may have on the brains of those living with HIV.

23 May 2023

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

For the first time, researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain).

22 May 2023

New Jersey's Medicaid reforms spurred increases in buprenorphine prescriptions to combat opioid addiction

Reforms to New Jersey's Medicaid program successfully spurred ongoing increases in buprenorphine prescriptions for the treatment of opioid addiction, according to a Rutgers analysis.

19 May 2023

Study finds socio-economic inequalities in access to novel therapies for many NSCLC patients

Novel anti-cancer therapies were not accessible to more than half of the patients in England who were diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

19 May 2023

Research projects aims to target underlying mechanisms to regain control over substance use

One of the main risk factors for death and disability worldwide is the use of intoxicants (alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs). We know a great deal about the individual and social factors that influence the use of drugs.

19 May 2023

Penn Medicine launches a new community mental health hub at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Penn Medicine is launching a new community mental health hub at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Cedar Avenue (HUP Cedar), co-locating inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care with a new crisis response center (CRC) at the facility.

19 May 2023

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Many of the unhoused people in Portland, Oregon, live in tents pitched on sidewalks or in aging campers parked in small convoys behind grocery stores.

17 May 2023

Caffeine connection: Pre-teen caffeine consumption linked to early nicotine use

Research explores the relationship between caffeine use and nicotine onset among early adolescents, shedding light on a potential contributing factor to youth nicotine initiation. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the influence of caffeine in preventing early nicotine use.

16 May 2023

A rural county’s choice: Use opioid funds to pay off debt, or pay them forward to curb crisis

Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

16 May 2023

Experts identify key measures to reduce alcohol consumption in Germany

Research paper discusses the high levels of alcohol consumption in Germany and proposes enhancing alcohol health literacy as a way to reduce consumption. The aim of the study is to identify and prioritize measures to improve alcohol health literacy.

15 May 2023

UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are taking the foot off the brake in their quest to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects.

15 May 2023

Study finds that caffeine consumption was associated with nicotine use onset among early adolescents

Researchers examined the contribution of caffeine to nicotine use onset during early adolescence.

15 May 2023

New genetic test can reveal an individual's susceptibility to gambling disorder

Studies have shown that our genes may be up to 70% responsible for gambling behavior. Now a new genetic test can identify who may be most predisposed to becoming hooked on gambling.

13 May 2023

Heavy alcohol use may be more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome

Two people regularly have a few alcoholic drinks daily. One develops liver disease. The other doesn't.

11 May 2023

California confronts overdose epidemic among former prison inmates

Michael Vera walked into a bedroom of a residential drug treatment program in Los Angeles in March to find its occupant slumped over on his bed and struggling to breathe, a homemade straw on the floor beside him and tinfoil with what appeared to be drug residue under his body.

10 May 2023

Southwest Rural Health Research Center addresses unique needs of rural populations across America

The Southwest Rural Health Research Center at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health has published a peer-reviewed paper detailing Healthy People 2030 priorities that will be most critical for rural America in the upcoming decade.

9 May 2023

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

Marijuana and other products containing THC, the plant's main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available.

9 May 2023

New research to measure the impact of overdose prevention centers in the United States

NYU Langone Health and Brown University's School of Public Health today announced a grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct research to measure the impact of some of the first publicly recognized overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the United States, located in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.

8 May 2023

Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain

Researchers investigate the association between adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in a population-based cohort in Trøndelag county, Norway. The study found that perceiving childhood as difficult was associated with higher odds of pre-pregnancy underweight and obesity.

4 May 2023

Addiction News and Research

California’s fentanyl problem is getting worse

$11.6 million NIDA grant supports the study of cannabis effects on HIV-infected brains

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

New Jersey's Medicaid reforms spurred increases in buprenorphine prescriptions to combat opioid addiction

Study finds socio-economic inequalities in access to novel therapies for many NSCLC patients

Research projects aims to target underlying mechanisms to regain control over substance use

Penn Medicine launches a new community mental health hub at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Caffeine connection: Pre-teen caffeine consumption linked to early nicotine use

A rural county’s choice: Use opioid funds to pay off debt, or pay them forward to curb crisis

Experts identify key measures to reduce alcohol consumption in Germany

UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects

Study finds that caffeine consumption was associated with nicotine use onset among early adolescents

New genetic test can reveal an individual's susceptibility to gambling disorder

Heavy alcohol use may be more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome

California confronts overdose epidemic among former prison inmates

Southwest Rural Health Research Center addresses unique needs of rural populations across America

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

New research to measure the impact of overdose prevention centers in the United States

Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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