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Sep 2

Colliding Epidemics Highlight Need for More Resources

As cases of COVID-19 continue to spread across America, the effects of the pandemic on the opioid crisis are creating mounting concerns...

Jun 29

Understanding Genetic Influences on Problematic Alcohol Use

Researchers learn more about genetic influences on SUD, and what we learn can guide later innovations in treatment and prevention.

Jun 8

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Patients, Families & Individuals in Recovery from a SUD

Addiction Policy Forum conducted a pilot study to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with a SUD.

May 19

How Marijuana Makes Cocaine More Compelling

“Cross-sensitization” refers to extreme responses to one substance after earlier use of a different drug.

Mar 5

Addiction-Associated Traits: A Look at the Bright Side

Neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott reviews how addiction-related traits can be harnessed to better society.

Mar 3

New challenges in the opioid epidemic

New OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities

Feb 19

Why Marijuana Doesn't Help with Stress

Why some individuals turn to marijuana for stress relief.

Feb 6

The newly discovered brain path linking nicotine to diabetes

The CDC says that tobacco products elevate the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes by 30-40 percent.

Jan 28

Punishment, the brain, and compulsive drinking

Punishment, the brain, and compulsive drinking. What leads only some individuals who drink heavily to drink compulsively?

Jan 16

The role of alcohol, drugs, and despair in falling U.S. life expectancy

Life expectancy falls due to drug overdoses, suicides, organ system diseases

Jan 9

How MDMA might help in therapy and treating PTSD

by Dr. Mark Gold In May, in a reflection on her religious upbringing, societal strictures, and individual spiritual development, The New ...

Jan 2

What we have learned from stress and addiction research

Trauma, sexual, physical, or emotional, can change the brain and increase risks for many psychiatric conditions and diseases.

Dec 27, 2019

Physician substance use disorders: contingency management encourages recovery?

Imagine if the medical profession barred anyone being treated with pharmacotherapy for depression from returning to practice

Dec 20, 2019

We know vaping can cause serious lung problems. A new study says it might also cause cancer.

Researchers asked tens of thousands of individuals about their use of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and their health.

Dec 12, 2019

Suicide might be a root cause of more opioid overdoses than we thought

If all overdoses are considered “accidental” until proven otherwise, we may be missing higher rates of suicide and depression

Nov 14, 2019

Alcohol use disorders are complex, but new research should improve practice

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are one of the most common and least-treated health conditions in the world

Nov 7, 2019

Is our addiction crisis fueling the all-time high in reported STD cases?

The CDC, in a recent report, is now sounding the alarm over astonishingly large increases in the prevalence of STDs.

Oct 31, 2019

The fentanyl crisis is only getting worse

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl accounted for around 3,000 deaths in 2013—by 2018, they accounted for over 30,000

Oct 24, 2019

How much social media is too much for teens?

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Oct 17, 2019

Can CBD be used to treat Angelman syndrome? Here’s what new UNC research says

Angelman syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder, in part involving powerful epileptic seizures this study describes as "common"

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