{"title":"FORE awards 1.82 million to ASTHO, Big Cities Health Coalition and Brown University","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35043","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Last week, the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) announced $1.82 million in grants to three organizations to focus on data collection on substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose. The grants are meant to help state and local health officials collect, share and effectively use the data.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When no one is looking","authors":"Rob Kent","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An apartment complex near my home was struck by lightning and burned to the point that it will need to be torn down. Thankfully, no one died. However, hundreds of folks have lost their homes and most, if not all, of their possessions. It has been heartwarming to see, and to be part of, the response to this crisis! In fact, so many donations have come in that the donation locations have asked for a pause so that they can sort and organize what has already been received.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>Addiction World Conference</b> will be held <b>September 18-20</b> in Miami, Florida. For more information, go to https://addictionworldconference.com/</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SAMHSA celebrates Recovery Month","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35040","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recovery Month has a long history. It began more than 35 years ago. There have been problems along the way, such as in 2020, when the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which funds Recovery Month, backed away (see “After 30 years, SAMHSA walks away from Recovery Month,” <i>ADAW</i>, July 13, 2020, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.32770). At that time, the nonprofit group Faces & Voices of Recovery took over the management of Recovery Month. Now SAMHSA is officially back, and this year there is a steady stream of weekly themes announced for Recovery Month.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study says regular use of commercial cannabis edibles impairs driving","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35038","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent study's findings show that use of cannabis edibles can impair driving. The study, “Dose-Dependent Effects of Cannabis Edibles on Simulated Driving Performance; A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Bernard Le Foll, M.D., and colleagues, was published in <i>JAMA Network</i> in August. The small-scale study included 40 adults who used cannabis regularly. These study participants used edible cannabis and their blood concentrations of THC were measured throughout the study. The study then measured lateral vehicular control, which measures steering a vehicle to keep it in the correct side-to-side position on the road.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying cannabis impairment is the problem: Journal article commentary","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35042","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In an invited commentary on the Le Foll study showing that cannabis edibles can produce driving impairment in simulated conditions (see top lead), Jose Ignacio Nazif-Munoz, Ph.D., noted that there is an important gap in the relationship among edible cannabis use, driving impairment and measures used in cannabis-impaired driving laws.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a fentanyl awareness stamp next month. The Postal Service will use sales of the stamp to raise funds to fight the illicit fentanyl epidemic while providing a message of hope, healing and recovery. The stamp was designed by Antonio Alcala, an art director for the Postal Service, based on an illustration by Whitney Sherman. Attending the day-of-issue ceremony on October 6 in Washington, D.C., will be the USPS Government Relations Director Peter Pastre, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya and the National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow, M.D. Want to go? Attendees must RSVP at usps.com/fentanylsemipostalstamp to enter the NIH campus. Additional information on the ceremony, how to enter the NIH campus, the directions and ID requirements are available through the link.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35036","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The annual conference of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, will be held <b>August 29-31</b> in Kansas City. For more information, go to https://www.naadac.org/annualconference</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148859919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opioid OD survivors have better outcomes if started on methadone instead of buprenorphine: Study","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the study “Methadone vs Buprenorphine-Naloxone in Opioid Overdose Survivors,” Robert A. Kleinman, MD, and colleagues show that methadone is far more effective than buprenorphine in reducing deaths within the first year. The study was conducted in Canada, where methadone is easier to access than in the United States, so the researchers urge further study. In addition, in patients who adhered to the treatment plan and took their medication, there was no difference in the risk of death between the methadone and buprenorphine groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 34","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148859983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.35037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.35037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>You've heard of nicotine gum. There are now areca nut (AN) — also known as betel nut — chewing gums, which can be bought from roadside stands in Taiwan, and the gum habit is spreading to the United Kingdom and Hawaii According to the article “Novel Areca Nut Products and Emerging Public Health Concerns” by two Taiwanese dentists published last week in <i>JAMA Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery</i>, there has been substantial resistance to the gum use due to possible health risks. The areca alkaloids have psychoactive and addictive effects by binding to and activating the muscarinic receptors or nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Chewing these nuts “produces a refreshing sensation and euphoria and reduces fatigue, which explains its popularity among truck and taxi drivers and construction workers,” the study researchers wrote. They added that AN chewing gums are now commercially available. “According to the product description, manufacturers extract polyphenols and incorporate them into chewing gums with flavors such as watermelon, coffee, lemon, and strawberry.” In addition, many users report initiating the chewing habit during childhood and adolescence. There are also candies which look like sugar-covered fruit but are made out of AN products. According to the article's authors, “AN is psychoactive and contributes to dependence, and adding slaked lime further elevates the risk of dependence by approximately 5.8 to 24 fold. Withdrawal effects and the urge to chew are frequently observed in cessation seekers. Even after quitting AN, the odds ratios for oral cancers for former chewers of AN products without tobacco were 4.7, 6.4, and 15.3 compared with nonchewers.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"38 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148860061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}