Addiction News

Waiting until patients with insomnia and alcohol use disorder achieve abstinence before treating their insomnia is unnecessary and could be “a missed opportunity” to both improve sleep and reduce alcohol-related harm, according to a study.

Medications for opioid use disorder help mothers keep well-child visits in their infant’s first year of life, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Results of a recent poll revealed that 71% of U.S. adults believe know how to get a friend or family member help with addiction, while 73% said they would refer a loved one to recovery treatment and 74% would initiate a conversation.

Several updates have been proposed for a key law upholding access to mental health and addiction care, and the federal government is taking public comments on them until Oct. 2.

The NIH, through its Helping to End Addiction Long-Term initiative, has awarded Tris Pharma a grant of up to $16.6 million over 5 years to advance cebranopadol for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Access to a smartphone application for 1 year was associated with a reduction in the volume of alcohol that college students consumed, according to researchers.

More than $88 million in grant funds recently poured into youth mental health services and the treatment of substance use disorders, according to a press release from HHS.

The Supreme Court blocked Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy proceedings Thursday in a decision that also halts the deal granting immunity to the Sackler family.

In the United States, about one in five adults with opioid use disorder received medication as treatment in 2021, according to the results of research published in JAMA Network Open.

Men continue to be more likely to die from alcohol than women; however, women have seen a greater increase in alcohol-related mortality rates in recent years, highlighting the need for evidence-based interventions, according to researchers.