{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34595","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, is supporting the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression, trauma, and other conditions. “This line of therapeutics has tremendous advantage if given in a clinical setting and we are working very hard to make sure that happens within 12 months,” Kennedy told Congress recently. Even supporters of these drugs were surprised. But the commercial attraction is there. This could make for an odd friendship between legalization groups like the Drug Policy Alliance and the Trump Administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647144","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":"Ketamine-fentanyl ODs monitored via Reddit by NDEWS","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34592","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Overdoses – both fatal and non fatal – involving a combination of ketamine and fentanyl have increased recently, according to a report released last week by the National Drug Early Warning System.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 28","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647715","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":"Addictive screen use common, linked to suicidal behaviors","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34590","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent study published in the <i>Journal of the America</i><i>n Medical Association</i> (<i>JAMA</i>) found that almost one third of adolescents who use social media, video games, and mobile phones become addicted to their screens. Furthermore, the researchers found that addictive screen use was associated with mental health problems, including suicidal behaviors and suicidal ideation. The higher the addictive trajectory, the more likely suicidal behaviors were.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 28","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647051","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.34594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34594","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference</b> will be held <b>August 11-13</b> in Washington, DC. For more information, go to https://npnconference.org/</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647143","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 finds friend networks help college students reduce drinking","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34581","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A study conducted by Texas A&M University School of Public Health researchers found that college students who seek help for excessive drinking are best help by support networks. The study looked at a two-pronged approach combining a psychology and a social network analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598415","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.34586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34586","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many people have asked why the opioid settlement money can't be used to set up new opioid treatment programs (OTPs), which provide methadone to patients. One answer came up last week in Vermont, where the state wants to use the funding to set up three new OTPs. What happened? NIMBY. Everyone thinks OTPs are great,…someplace else. So siting, in this state of liberals, is still a problem. Rather than having patients in Windsor County have a program nearby, that county wants its residents who need treatment to drive the hour to the closest clinic. The clinic would be run by Acadia. For a news story on the issue, see https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-07-08/springfield-rejects-methadone-clinic-permit-state-looks-expand-services</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598442","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":"Elevated liver levels found in healthy adults who use CBD","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34584","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Patients who use CBD (cannabidiol) should have their liver enzymes tested, suggested researchers who conducted a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of healthy adults. The study is published in <i>JAMA Internal Medicine</i> July 7 by researchers at the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598445","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":"School Medicaid helps children whose parents have OUD: Study","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34583","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In “Early School Medicaid Expansions and Health Services for Children With Parental Opioid Use Disorder,” researchers Angelica Meinhofer Ph.D. and colleagues looked at the effect of Medicaid-funded health services for children whose parents had ever had opioid use disorder (OUD). They found that integrating health care into the schools may be a promising way to help children who need it.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598444","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":"We must invest in recovery!","authors":"Rob Kent","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34582","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the face of an upcoming national requirement that individuals work to keep their Medicaid and SNAP coverage; it is important that we use this as an opportunity to invest in recovery. While individuals who are in a substance use treatment program are exempt from the work requirements; they will need to work when they complete their course of care. Thus, it is critical that we invest in recovery supports and services, such as peer certification, housing, recovery centers and job placement to enable our folks to meet that requirement.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598443","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.34585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34585","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference</b> will be held <b>August 11-13</b> in Washington, DC. For more information, go to https://npnconference.org/</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598441","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}