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Substance Use & Drug Information News Briefs

June 4, 2026

CEU Course of the Week:

Alcohol: Pharmacology and Physiology

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

JUNE 12, 2026


Mark Sanders

Ethics In the Clinical Relationship


Dr, Courtney Kibble

The Impact of Trauma and Clinician Self-care


6 CEUs (ICB/IAODAPCA, LCSW/LCPC/LMFT)

Free lunch and continental breakfast.


June 12, 2026

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Gateway Foundation

Bloomington, IL

Click her for more information or to register


HEADLINES


“Consider Tapering”—SAMHSA turns against long-term methadone use


FDA designates nonopioid investigational treatment as breakthrough therapy


Information Overload? Introducing a Newly Synthesized Framework for Trauma-Informed, Healing-Centered Leadership


Cocaine addicts could abstain after a single dose of magic mushrooms, study suggests


The growing overlap between mental wellness and addiction recovery


Methylone, the White House Psychedelics Initiative surprise


U.S. street drug deaths keep dropping, but some Western states see deadly overdose surge


‘The ads got to me’: College-age adults are rushing to prediction market sites. Addiction experts are alarmed


Lesser-known cannabis compounds show promise for treating alcohol addiction in rats


U.S. OD deaths dropped in 2024 amid uneven progress, study finds


Study suggests compound found in caffeine has analgesic effects


Researchers find older adults rarely discuss cannabis use with clinicians



RESEARCH AND NEW REPORTS


Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults With Daily Cigarette Use (JAMA Network Open. June 2, 2026)


Addressing Cannabis Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings (SAMHSA. May 26, 2026)


ASAM Guest Editorial – Using Human-in-the-Loop AI to Understand Stigma During the Deployment of Addiction Evidence-Based Practices in the HEALing Communities Study (ASAM Newsletter. June 2, 2026)


Cannabidiol and Cancer Survivors: Utilization and Experiences (Journal of Pallative Sciences. May 30, 2026)


Addressing gender disparities in the efficacy of psychological interventions for behavioral addictions: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. May 23, 2026)


Best Practices for Hospital-Based Initiation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Consensus Statement (JAMA Network Open. May 24, 2026)


What sleep physicians need to know about cannabis use for sleep (Free pdf download. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. May 26, 2026) 


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