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News Releases for Substance Use

September 2024

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Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder

September 25, 2024
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Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder

September 24, 2024
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NIH Makes Inaugural Awards to Begin Building its CARE for Health™ Primary Care Research Network

September 24, 2024
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USICH Announces First Federal Homelessness Prevention Framework

September 23, 2024
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National Survey Data Provide New Insights on Use of Prescription Opioids in the U.S. Adult Population

September 09, 2024

August 2024

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FDA Approves First Nalmefene Hydrochloride Auto-Injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose

August 07, 2024

July 2024

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Doctors reluctant to treat addiction most commonly report “lack of institutional support” as barrier

July 17, 2024

June 2024

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Federal Study Examines Care Following Nonfatal Overdose Among Medicare Beneficiaries; Identifies Effective Interventions and Gaps in Care

June 17, 2024

May 2024

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SAMHSA Announces Winners of FentAlert Challenge During Launch of National Prevention Week

May 13, 2024
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More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021

May 08, 2024

April 2024

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SAMHSA Announces New Report Describing Key Elements of a Core Curriculum for Substance Use Disorder

April 10, 2024

February 2024

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Smoking cannabis associated with increased risk of heart attack, stroke

February 28, 2024
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Biden-Harris Administration Marks Two Years of Advancements in HHS’ Overdose Prevention Strategy with New Actions to Treat Addiction and Save Lives

February 01, 2024

January 2024

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Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders

January 10, 2024
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Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive

January 08, 2024

December 2023

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Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023

December 13, 2023

November 2023

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Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021

November 22, 2023
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Starting at Home — Family-based Interventions Prevent Youth Substance Use

November 17, 2023

October 2023

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Telehealth supports retention in treatment for opioid use disorder

October 18, 2023
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Scientists find common brain network for substance use disorders

October 03, 2023