CDC data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths this year.

The overdose epidemic in the U.S. has surged, with over 106,000 deaths reported in 2023. While initially driven by opioids, recent trends...

Findings from JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) A recent study published in the journal Victims & Offenders explores the...

Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) are a structured intervention designed to improve substance use disorder (SUD) treatment engagement,...

Teen vaping trends are a growing concern. In 2023, 2.1 million young people in the U.S. were vaping, with many using flavored...

The video explainer on underage drinking highlights the risks and consequences of early alcohol use.

A recent study shows that adolescents are more prone to cannabis use disorder and its adverse effects than adults. Led by Dr. Rachel Lees at the University of Bath, the study showed that despite similar usage patterns, adolescents scored consistently higher on measures of cannabis use disorder, which includes symptoms such as failed attempts to quit, interference with daily life, and mental health deterioration. Notably, 70% of adolescents reported that cannabis hindered th

Findings from JCOIN’s Yale HIV Research Center The intersection of substance use disorders (SUD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

Exercise is a safe and effective tool in addressing substance use disorders and depression.

As the opioid crisis continues to devastate communities across the United States, claiming thousands of lives each year, the HEALing...

New research study finds that mindfulness training combined with methadone treatment produced improved outcomes.

A recent study unveiled a significant shift in American substance use consumption patterns, indicating that marijuana has outpaced alcohol in daily usage for the first time in history. According to findings published in the scientific journal, Addiction , daily or near-daily marijuana use grew by 269% from 2008 to 2022. The analysis conducted by Dr. Jonathan Caulkins at Carnegie Mellon University utilized data spanning over four decades from the National Household Survey on D

JCOIN Study on Barriers and Facilitators within Opioid Intervention Courts that Impact Substance Use Disorder Treatment

A new study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy revealed a significant surge in seizures of illicit fentanyl-containing pi

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry estimates that between 2011 and 2021, 321,566 children in the US lost a parent to a drug...

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) help reduce or block the euphoric effects of illicit opioids, decrease opioid craving, and help i

Opioid Use Disorder Best Practices for Corrections highlights 10 essential strategies that jails and prisons can use to address the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new data that shows drug overdose deaths in the United States reached an...

Findings from JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) The growing rates of substance use and overdose deaths have significantly...

What is Naloxone? Naloxone is a medication that reverses an opioid overdose if administered quickly. It works by blocking the effects of...