Substance Use & Drug Information News Briefs

August 21, 2025

CEU Course of the Week:

Understanding and Treating Opioid Use Disorders

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Illinois Association of Addiction Professionals

Annual Meeting and Recovery Month Celebration

12:00-3:00 P.M.

September 26, 2025

Ukrainian Cultural Center

Chicago, IL

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This week our articles, papers and reports includes a third editorial published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). In this editorial (the second in a two-part series) M. Corey Waller, MD, discusses how to use toxicology information to support treatment efforts.


ASAM News Guest Editorial:  A Reality Check (ASAM News. August 19, 2025)


HEADLINES


From fentanyl to nitazenes: Why the drug war keeps making the danger worse


An addiction physician’s warning about America’s next public health crisis


Pharmacy barriers can hinder telehealth treatment for opioid addiction


Ketamine use in chronic pain unsupported by evidence



NEW PAPERS AND REPORTS


ASAM News Guest Editorial: A Reality Check (ASAM News. August 19, 2025)


Association between housing status and mental health and substance use severity among individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring depression and/or PTSD (BMC Primary Care. August 20, 2025)


Cannabidiol alleviates methamphetamine addiction via targeting ATP5A1 and modulating the ATP–ADO–A1R signaling pathway (Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. August 21, 2025)


Global research status and trends of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis (Journal of Behavioral Addictions. August 18, 2025)


Google’s YMYL Standards for Addiction Treatment Marketing (Google. August 19, 2025)


Clinicians’ perspectives on integrating smartphone application data into routine alcohol dependency treatment: factors influencing implementation (Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. August 14, 2025)


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