Addiction News

Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

An online-based mindfulness treatment program significantly reduced opioid craving among participants with opioid use disorder results from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Low-dose initiation of buprenorphine in an outpatient setting showed low rates of success among a cohort of adults with opioid use disorder who self-reported daily fentanyl use, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Adults aged 18 to 49 years who used cannabis for medical reasons had higher rates of cannabis use disorder compared with adults who only used cannabis recreationally, according to a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The volume of those who received medications for opioid use disorder at federally qualified health centers more than doubled over a recent 6-year span, results from a cross-sectional study showed.

The FDA has proposed limiting the level of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products like cigars and pipe tobacco to make them “minimally or nonaddictive,” according to a press release from the agency.

Nicotine vaping cessation rates were elevated with use of a text message intervention or varenicline vs. no/minimal support or placebo, according to data published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Psilocybin-assisted therapy induced positive personality changes in adults with alcohol use disorder, which may help to improve long-term outcomes by limiting traits that encourage relapse such as impulsiveness, according to study results.

Congress recently extended Medicare telehealth flexibilities that waive a requirement for an in-person visit before a patient can receive mental health services via telehealth.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, issued an advisory today that includes several recommendations designed to reduce the impact of alcohol on cancer incidence and mortality.