Substance Use Disorders News

Alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic but has not declined since its end, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Fentanyl-involved overdose mortality rates were disproportionately high among American Indian or Alaska Native and Black individuals compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

ORLANDO — Primary prevention programs for substance abuse should use strategies like those aimed at stress management and navigation of group dynamics, according to a speaker the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

FDA has amended its Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy to require that opioid manufacturers provide pharmacies and dispensaries with materials to facilitate the return of unused opioid analgesics, according to a press release.

Exercise interventions reduced daily alcohol dependence and significantly improved physical and mental health, like heart rate and anxiety, among patients with alcohol use disorder, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Although state laws have expanded access to naloxone, overdose deaths among adolescents and young adults continue to climb, according to data published in JAMA Pediatrics.

A community coalition-engaged intervention led to a statistically significant reduction in overdose deaths involving any opioid and psychostimulants other than cocaine, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Ozempic and similar drugs for diabetes and weight-related conditions were associated with a 40% lower rate of opioid overdose and 50% lower rate of alcohol intoxication in people with opioid and alcohol use disorders, a new study showed.

On Feb. 16, HHS, through its Office for Civil Rights and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, published its final rule amending federal regulations protecting confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment records.