Findings from JCOIN’s Methodology and Advanced Analytics Resource Center (MAARC) A study recently published in Preventive Medicine...

Substance use disorder (SUD) is one of the most stigmatized health conditions. Individuals with SUDs are subject to harsh moral judgment...

According to a 2022 survey, over 2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States have a substance use disorder (SUD), yet very...

Public health and law enforcement authorities advise increased vigilance related to the rising threat of injectable liquid fentanyl,...

Death by suicide has increased by more than 30 percent over the past two decades and is currently among the ten most common causes of...

New HHS Study Released Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – reported a substance use disorder in 2022, according to survey data released by SAMHSA. The annual snapshot of behavioral health and substance use nationwide shows that 25% of Americans aged 12 years old or older used illicit substances in 2022 (70 million people), an increase of approximately 15% from 2021. Key findings on substance use include: Data shows that cannabis is th

Drug overdose deaths in the United States have reached alarming levels, with counterfeit pill usage contributing to the complexity of the...

The involvement of xylazine in illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased nearly three-fold over the 3.5-year...

Findings from JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) and Methodology and Advanced Analytics Resource Center (MAARC) A new...

Young men with cannabis use disorder (CUD) are at an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a new study has found. Researchers estimated that up to 30% of cases of schizophrenia among men aged 21-30 might have been prevented if CUD had been averted. Previous research has found that the use of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, can trigger or worsen schizophrenia, and that this risk increases along with the frequency of cannabis use. This study sought to

A new study has challenged widespread assumptions that a glass of wine a day is actually good for your health. Moderate alcohol...

NIH-funded study in a small group of individuals shows preliminary results that could lead to new pain treatments In a recently published...

Buprenorphine initiation in the ER is an effective tool for the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUDs) that include the use of...

A new study suggests that a common genetic signature may increase a person’s risk of developing substance use disorders (SUD), regardless...

Increased availability of naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdose, does not result in a rise in heroin use among...

Findings from the Eating, Sleeping and Consoling for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal study show a new care approach that is more effective

Transitioning to the community following incarceration is a particularly high risk for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD),...

Last month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The survey results provide information about how Americans report their own experience with mental health conditions, substance use, and treatment access. While the report contains selected estimates by race, ethnicity and age, it cannot be compared to previous reports due the change in methodology as a result of

A new study from researchers at Rutgers University found that teens and young adults treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines...

Individuals leaving incarceration with opioid use disorder (OUD) are at a high risk for overdose, recidivism, and adverse health...