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Study: Nicotine pouch use nearly doubles among U.S. high school students

The use of nicotine pouches - small, easily concealed sachets of nicotine and additives that are placed between the gum and lip - nearly doubled among U.S. high school students between 2023 and 2024, according to a new USC study.

30 Apr 2025

Study reveals the rising popularity of Tusi in NYC nightclubs

"Tusi", also known as "tucibí" or "pink cocaine", is a drug concoction that emerged in Latin America and Europe within the past decade and is becoming increasingly popular in the USA.

21 Apr 2025

Hospital addiction consultation service boosts treatment initiation for opioid use disorder

Specialized hospital services that aid people with opioid use disorder regardless of why they are admitted can boost the number of patients who begin treatment with FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder and increase the likelihood they remain engaged in that care once discharged, according to a new study.

7 Apr 2025

NIH trial demonstrates AI's effectiveness in opioid use disorder care

NIH-supported clinical trial shows AI tool as effective as healthcare providers in generating referrals to addiction specialists.

3 Apr 2025

Late-starters in vaping reach high usage levels more rapidly

A new study has found that young vapers in the United States who begin using e-cigarettes after graduating from secondary/high school are likely to progress rapidly to frequent use.

3 Apr 2025

Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care

Purple flags, representing the nearly 300 Mecklenburg County residents who died of opioid overdose in 2023, fluttered in the humid breeze last August in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on the city’s predominantly Black west side.

2 Apr 2025

Study reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates

A recent study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates.

1 Apr 2025

Oklahoma researcher uses technology to combat alcohol use disorder in primary care

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 7 adults in the United States will experience a substance use disorder during their lifetime. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine faculty member Brandi Fink, Ph.D., is working with primary care clinics and health care systems to identify people with an alcohol use disorder and intervene early before the problem worsens.

25 Mar 2025

The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived

Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state's first "healing centers," where the mushrooms can be ingested under supervision, in late spring or early summer.

24 Mar 2025

Restricting telehealth prescriptions for opioid use disorder could undermine recovery

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that restricting telehealth prescriptions for opioid use disorder could keep thousands from accessing buprenorphine, a medication that helps people recover from addiction.

20 Mar 2025

Vegan diets aid weight loss, but cutting animal-based processed foods matters most

A vegan diet rich in low-fat plant-based foods can lead to significant weight loss, regardless of food processing levels, whereas reducing processed animal foods is strongly linked to lower body weight.

18 Mar 2025

Study reveals an integrated care model for improving outcomes among people who inject drugs

Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) presented results from the HPTN 094 ("INTEGRA") study at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco.

12 Mar 2025

Fentanyl poisonings among children in the U.S. increase sharply over eight years

Incidents of children in the U.S. being poisoned by the synthetic opioid fentanyl "increased and became more severe", a new study reveals.

8 Mar 2025

Study reveals how anxiety and apathy affect decision-making

Making decisions in uncertain situations is part of daily life. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School has uncovered that anxiety and apathy - two common but distinct emotional states - lead to fundamentally different patterns in how people learn and make decisions.

4 Mar 2025

Drug Abuse News and Research

Study: Nicotine pouch use nearly doubles among U.S. high school students

Study reveals the rising popularity of Tusi in NYC nightclubs

Hospital addiction consultation service boosts treatment initiation for opioid use disorder

NIH trial demonstrates AI's effectiveness in opioid use disorder care

Late-starters in vaping reach high usage levels more rapidly

Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care

Study reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates

Oklahoma researcher uses technology to combat alcohol use disorder in primary care

The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived

Restricting telehealth prescriptions for opioid use disorder could undermine recovery

Vegan diets aid weight loss, but cutting animal-based processed foods matters most

Study reveals an integrated care model for improving outcomes among people who inject drugs

Fentanyl poisonings among children in the U.S. increase sharply over eight years

Study reveals how anxiety and apathy affect decision-making

Nearly 17 million children affected by parental substance use disorders in the U.S

Long-term cocaine use increases impulsivity in rats

USC study sheds light on nationwide naloxone awareness and use

Los Angeles county has cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase that gain

Co-prescribing stimulants and opioids may fuel the twin epidemic of overdose

Younger people more susceptible to nicotine addiction than middle-aged adults

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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