Addiction Medicine
Conference Coverage
No benefit of cannabis on depression in pregnant women with OUD
“To our knowledge, this is the first time looking at the impact of cannabis on the specific population of pregnant women with” OUD, said Dr....
Feature
New coalition demands urgent action on COVID-19 mental health crisis
Since the pandemic began, the prevalence of depression symptoms has jumped threefold and overdose deaths have increased in 40 states, the group...
Conference Coverage
ADHD meds may boost treatment retention in comorbid addiction
About 25% of patients presenting to outpatient substance use care meet criteria for an ADHD diagnosis.
Feature
Nicotine vaping tapers off among teens
Stimulant use and marijuana vaping also remained steady over past year, according to the annual Monitoring the Future survey.
From the Journals
E-cigarette use tied to increased COPD, asthma risk
The clinical outcome were consistent with studies assessing in vivo biomarkers of e-cigarette exposure in animal subjects, human participants, and...
Opinion
To vape or not to vape: Is that really a question?
In addition to its inherent risk, vaping increases the risk of severe COVID-19 disease.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 drives innovation in addiction treatment
“The onset of COVID really upended a lot of things, but ... now there may not be just one right way for recovery,” said Haley Fulton, a fourth-...
Feature
Kennedy, NIMH demand urgent action on COVID-19 mental health toll
“We also have to identify how to mitigate the mental health impacts” of the pandemic, said Dr. Joshua Gordon, director of the NIMH.
Clinical Inquiries
Does XR injectable naltrexone prevent relapse as effectively as daily sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Monthly extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) treats opioid use disorder as effectively as daily sublingual...
From the Journals
COVID-19 fuels surge in overdose-related cardiac arrests
“We need to invest heavily in ... the structural drivers of overdose as core elements of the COVID-19 response,” said Joseph Friedman, MPH, a...
From the Journals
From cradle to grave, alcohol is bad for the brain
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol intake and related harms remain unclear, but alcohol use has increased in the long term, the...