Substance Abuse

ED visits resulting from electronic bicycle and scooter injuries rose threefold from 2019 to 2022, according to findings from a retrospective analysis published in Injury Prevention.

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.

Few individuals received medications for opioid use disorder or filled a naloxone prescription after a nonfatal drug overdose, despite the benefits of these treatments in reducing the odds for a future fatal overdose, data show.

Ten states have joined the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program, according to a release from HHS.

BOSTON — Girls and boys who experienced stress early in life were more likely than those with lower stress scores to use alcohol, nicotine and cannabis by age 13 years, according to a presenter at ENDO 2024.

HONOLULU — Young patients with obstructive sleep apnea faced heightened odds for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events if they abused drugs, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

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.

Patients in the ICU for pneumonia with vs. without alcohol misuse faced heightened odds for mortality, mechanical ventilation and extended hospital stays, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Stimulant treatment for ADHD is not associated with substance use in adolescence and early adulthood, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

SAN FRANCISCO — Access to technology can bridge gaps for women with substance use disorders with issues such as care for young children, co-occurring disorders and unrelated trauma, Dawn Sugarman, PhD, said in this Healio video.