According to a new survey, vaping marijuana and nicotine rose sharply over the past three years for college-aged adults, even while the use of other drugs decreased. Results from the 2019 Monitori...
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A new study from the National Institutes of Health has found that people with substance use disorders are more susceptible to COVID-19 and complications that arise from it. The research, published...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would label methamphetamine an emerging drug threat. Under the Methamphetamine Response Act, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) al...
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently awarded a $1.3 million grant to Joseph Ditre, a Syracuse University associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Science...
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Data from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a report released Friday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shows that while substance misuse and mental ill...
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A bipartisan, bicameral group of U.S. Congress members recently released their plan to highlight National Recovery Month in Congress this month. The plan includes events focusing on people in rec...
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A bipartisan group of members of Congress will take part in several activities, including turning Congress purple, as part of National Recovery Month. Lawmakers will take part in a number of virtu...
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Molly Magarik, Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) secretary, recently spoke about the importance of treating mental and substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced Colorado will receive $20.8 million in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental He...
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U.S. Reps. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) have introduced legislation that would create awareness of drug-impaired driving. The bill, the Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act of 202...
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A fourth wave of the opioid epidemic is coming, a national expert on drug use and policy said during a virtual panel discussion this week hosted by the Berkshire County, Massachusetts, District Attorn...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would formally declare methamphetamine use an emerging drug threat. The Methamphetamine Response Act also would require the Office of National Dru...
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A new report from the Illinois Department of Human Services has found that residents in Chicago’s West Side feel that an Overdose Prevention Site would benefit their communities. As part of a re...
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The number of people dying from illicit opioids, stimulants such as methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine has risen sharply over the last few years, a recent report issued by the American Medical Associ...
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U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) announced an alternative treatment program for nonviolent offenders whose substance use disorder has led to legal problems will receive nearly $125,000 in federal funding ...
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U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced Thursday they have introduced an amendment to the COVID-19 relief package that would give an additional $4.5 billion in fundin...
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A bipartisan group of 39 U.S. representatives recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to order American flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings on Aug. 31 in honor of ...
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Minnesota’s two Democratic U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced the University of Minnesota has received $1 million in grant funding from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Servic...
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention shows that 40 percent of American adults struggled with mental health issues or substance use issues in late June. The Center...
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The Bizzell Group, a strategy, technology and consulting firm, announced Monday that it would launch a behavioral health resource center to assist organizations of all sizes with finding solutions for...
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