SAMHSA launches the Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS)

Study finds methamphetamine mortality skyrocketed between 1999 and 2021

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

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Hearing on the proposed rescheduling of marijuana postponed

Experts say recreational use of Xanax is increasing among young people

Coffee drinking tied to better survival, but timing matters

Ketamine use on the rise in U.S. adults; new trends emerge

Study questions genetic test for opioid use disorder risk

New signage for Washington retail stores explains the risk of high-potency cannabis

Easing end of life care with psilocybin mushrooms

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NEW PAPERS AND REPORTS

 Severe Health Outcomes Linked to Consumption of Mushroom-Based Psychoactive Microdosing Products (CDC, January 10, 2025)

Using SAMHSA funds to implement evidence-based contingency management (SAMHSA, January 10, 2025)

The public health risks of counterfeit pills (Lancet Public Health, January 10, 2025)

Assessing Links Between Alcohol Exposure and Firearm Violence: A Scoping Review (Alcohol Reviews: Current Updates, January 13, 2025)

Public Health Consequences of Changes in the Cannabis Policy Landscape (National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, January 14, 2025)

A new roadmap for cannabis and cannabis policy research (NIDA, January 14, 2025)

Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health (National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, January 15, 2025)

Combatting Stigma with Knowledge (NIH, January 14, 2025)

Improving First Responders’ Perceptions of Overdose Events and Survivors Through Training Co-Facilitated by Overdose Survivors (ATTC Network, January 15, 2025)

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