Substance Use & Drug Information News Briefs

January 2, 2025

CEU Course of the Week:

CBD: Fact and Fiction


HEADLINES

Top findings on addiction in 2024


Brain structure differences are associated with early use of substances among adolescents


DEA keeping supply of Rx opioids unchanged in 2025


ADHD treatment prescriptions for adults surged during pandemic, fueling shortages


CDC warns about the reemergence of carfentanil


Cannabis extract study finds no genotoxic effects, highlighting need for further research


Why Gen Z is drinking less


NEW PAPERS AND REPORTS


 Developing a Mobile Intervention for Cannabis Use among Young Adults at Risk for Psychosis (Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2025)


MDMA as well as amphetamine and alcohol increase feelings of social closeness in healthy adults (Nature, December 30, 2024)


Cannabinoids: Role in Neurological Diseases and Psychiatric Disorders 

(International Journal of Molecular Science, December 30, 2024)


Relative effectiveness of antidepressant treatments in treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

(Neuropsychopharmacology, December 30, 2024)


Neuroanatomical Variability and Substance Use Initiation in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence 

(Free pdf download. JAMA Network Open, December 31, 2024)



Clinical Advisory: Considerations for Genetic Testing in the Assessment of Substance Use Disorder Risk (SAMHSA, December 23, 2024)


Cat and Dog Exposures to Cocaine or Methamphetamine (Free pdf download. JAMA Network Open, December 21, 2024)


Trends in Buprenorphine Dispensing Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the US (Free pdf download, JAMA Network Open, December 24, 2024)


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