Substance Use & Drug Information News Briefs

December 26, 2024

CEU Course of the Week:

The Pharmacology and Physiology of Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorders


HEADLINES

From the "out of the pot and into the fire" series: 

ADHD drug shows promise for treating methamphetamine dependence


What happens when you mix Adderall with Tums?


The many risks of cannabis and high-dose THC


Leading researcher explains how viewing addiction as a brain disorder improves treatments  (Interview with Dr. Nora Volkow)


How alcohol impairs the brain’s ability to adapt and learn


Understanding the mechanisms behind alcohol-associated liver disease


Cocaine use is on the rise


Opioids have been killing the same generation of Black men in Chicago for decades


Behind bars, pleas for addiction medications often go nowhere


NEW PAPERS AND REPORTS


Letter from the Editor in Chief: 50 Years of Insights into Alcohol Research (Alcohol Research Current Views, December 20, 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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