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Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive
Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration
Recovery: The Many Paths to Wellness (Chapter 5 from Facing Addiction in America)
The Many Paths to Wellness: Explore Chapter 5 in "Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health," which defines the concept of recovery from substance use disorders and reviews methods used by...
Synthetic Opioids: Navigating a Changing Landscape in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020
Abstract
Importance Alcohol consumption rates have been increasing among women in the US, which may affect mortality rates and sex gaps. Therefore, conducting a comprehensive assessment of sex differences in alcohol-related deaths is...
Self-reported Xylazine Experiences: A Mixed-methods Study of Reddit Subscribers
Abstract
Objectives
Xylazine is an α2-agonist increasingly prevalent in the illicit drug supply. Our objectives were to curate information about xylazine through social media from people who use drugs (PWUDs). Specifically, we sought...
Introduction to Forensic Substance Use Evaluation
Implementation and workflow strategies for integrating digital therapeutics for alcohol use disorders into primary care: a qualitative study
Abstract
Background
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are prevalent and often go untreated. Patients are commonly screened for AUD in primary care, but existing treatment programs are failing to meet demand. Digital therapeutics include...
Nationally representative surveys on cannabis use lack product details relevant to public health
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Objectives
Many annual, nationally representative US surveys that assess cannabis use do not collect information on product characteristics despite varying health risks and benefits. Capitalizing on a rich dataset of...
Resilience in Leadership: Key Behaviors for Self-Care and Caring for Others
Perturbations du rôle de la santé publique locale aux États-Unis dans la prévention et la réponse à la consommation de substances au sein de la population pendant la pandémie de COVID-19
Arrière-plan
La COVID-19 a considérablement limité l’ampleur et la portée du travail des services de santé locaux, en réorientant les ressources vers la riposte. Cependant, le besoin de services de santé publique essentiels, y compris la...
Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19
Background
The COVID-19 emergency has tested the public health, medical, and public safety infrastructure of the United States (U.S.) in unprecedented ways. As the focal point for public health in their communities, local health...
Le NIDA publie son plan stratégique 2022-2026
Cette semaine, le NIDA publie son plan stratégique pour l’exercice 2022-2026. La planification stratégique est un processus que tous les instituts des NIH effectuent tous les cinq ans, afin de faire le point sur l’état actuel de la...
Améliorer l’équité et l’accès au traitement à la buprénorphine grâce à la télémédecine dans les programmes de services de seringues
Arrière-plan
Aux États-Unis, l’accès à la buprénorphine reste faible et des disparités quant aux personnes qui reçoivent un traitement sont apparues. Les lois fédérales ont réglementé l’administration de buprénorphine, limitant...
Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes
Background
Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications...
Is fetal brain monoamine oxidase inhibition the missing link between maternal smoking and conduct disorders?
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Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness in the world today. Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE) is a particularly insidious form because so many of its associated health effects befall the unborn child and...
Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Patterns, Psychosocial Correlates, and Consequences
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Alcohol and marijuana are commonly used by young adults, and use of both substances, particularly at the same time, is prevalent among this population. Understanding the prevalence, patterns, correlates, and...
Exposition fœtale au cannabis et résultats métaboliques chez l’enfant : l’étude Healthy Start
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Objectif
Évaluer l’impact de l’exposition fœtale au cannabis sur l’adiposité et les traits glucose-insuline au début de la vie.
Conception et méthodes de recherche
Nous avons tiré parti d’un sous-échantillon de 103...
Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: The role of injection-related tissue damage
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Background
In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral...
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