As cannabis laws continue to change across the United States, researchers are working to understand how these changes may shape young people’s beliefs about cannabis. This study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, looked at whether early adolescents—about 12 years old on average—had different expectations about cannabis depending on whether they lived in a state with no cannabis legalization, medical cannabis legalization, or recreational cannabis legalization. The res

Improving mental health outcomes for people involved in the criminal justice system requires more than access to treatment, it depends on implementing evidence-based practices that connect individuals with the right services at the right time. From diversion and mental health courts to supportive housing, integrated behavioral healthcare, and coordinated reentry services, research continues to identify strategies that can improve recovery while reducing unnecessary involvemen

The demands of working in the criminal justice system can take a significant toll on the mental health and well-being of the professionals who serve within it. Prosecutors and other criminal justice professionals are regularly exposed to traumatic events, high-stakes decision-making, and emotionally challenging cases, increasing their risk for secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. As awareness of these challenges grows, there is increasing recognition that suppor

This article explains that drug overdose deaths in the United States began to fall steadily around August 2023 after many years of increases, especially during the fentanyl era. This is encouraging news, but the decline has not happened evenly across the country, across all drug types, or across all groups of people. In the study, published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examined 800,645 drug overdose deaths between January 2015 and October 2024 using data from the Nationa

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released findings from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), providing the latest national data on substance use, mental health, treatment, and recovery in the United States. In 2025, 44.6 million people ages 12 or older—15.3% of the U.S. population—had a substance use disorder (SUD). This total included 25.7 million people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), 26 million with drug use disor