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May 12, 2023
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Most substance use down in 2021 among high schoolers

Most substance use down in 2021 among high schoolers

The prevalence of substance use among high school students was lower in 2021 compared with that in 2009 and 2019, although lifetime inhalant use was up from 2019, findings in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement showed.

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April 03, 2023
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Geriatric drug overdose deaths in US quadrupled over 20 years

Geriatric drug overdose deaths in US quadrupled over 20 years

From 2002 to 2021, the rate of drug overdose death among people aged 65 years or older quadrupled, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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March 06, 2023
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CV indicators before treating alcohol use disorder predict prazosin effects

CV indicators before treating alcohol use disorder predict prazosin effects

Elevated cardiovascular measures before alcohol use disorder treatment predicted prazosin would reduce alcohol cravings, according to the findings of a placebo-controlled trial published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

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March 03, 2023
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Artificial intelligence helps identify ketamine as potential cocaine addiction treatment

Artificial intelligence helps identify ketamine as potential cocaine addiction treatment

Researchers identified ketamine as a possible treatment for cocaine use disorder using artificial intelligence and professional expertise, according to findings published in the journal Addiction.

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February 21, 2023
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Prefrontal cortex may age faster with cocaine use disorder

Prefrontal cortex may age faster with cocaine use disorder

People with cocaine use disorder exhibited differences in DNA methylation in Brodmann Area 9 of the prefrontal cortex, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

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February 16, 2023
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Comorbid psychiatric, substance use disorders increase odds of COVID-19 hospitalization

Comorbid psychiatric, substance use disorders increase odds of COVID-19 hospitalization

Among patients with COVID-19 who visited EDs, those with both psychiatric and substance use disorders had greater odds of hospitalization compared with those with one or neither type of disorder, according to a study in JAMA Psychiatry.

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January 30, 2023
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Partnership expands prescription digital therapy for those with substance use disorder

Partnership expands prescription digital therapy for those with substance use disorder

A digital therapeutic software company has expanded its collaboration with an outpatient addiction treatment provider to provide adults with substance use disorder and opioid use disorder access to prescription digital therapeutics.

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January 24, 2023
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Addiction treatment declines among youths despite increase in ODs

Addiction treatment declines among youths despite increase in ODs

Buprenorphine dispensing among youths decreased significantly from 2015 to 2020 despite a rise in opioid-related overdoses, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

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January 24, 2023
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Adverse experiences in childhood contribute to risky drinking among children of alcoholics

Adverse experiences in childhood contribute to risky drinking among children of alcoholics

Adverse childhood experiences, such as having a depressive episode or suffering physical abuse, were likely to contribute to risky drinking among children of alcoholics, researchers wrote in BMC Psychiatry.

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January 17, 2023
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Pandemic’s negative mental health effects felt among all age groups

Pandemic’s negative mental health effects felt among all age groups

Since the first death in the United States on Feb. 29, 2020, a total of 1,076,549 Americans have died as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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