New scientific statement on managing infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs emphasizes importance of addiction-trained clinicians
Increase in methadone-involved deaths in March 2020 not thought to be tied to expanded opioid treatment program take-home policies
Insufficient sleep duration, inconsistent timing of sleep tied to mental health symptoms and substance use
One-third of teens show early depression response with substance use treatment alone
Many teens with severe substance use symptoms had symptoms for alcohol, cannabis, prescription, and other drug use disorders in adulthood
Decreased risk for psychosis seen in those receiving rehabilitation treatment for amphetamine misuse during deferred prosecution
Safe injection sites give users a monitored space for injected drug use
0.7 million of 2.4 million U.S. adults misused buprenorphine in 2019; motivations for misuse include being hooked, physical pain relief
Record-high 96,779 drug overdose deaths reported from March 2020 to March 2021
After controlling for lifetime comorbidities and adverse socioeconomic determinants of health, infection risk increased only for cannabis use disorder