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Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 12th May, 2022.

About the Report

​Addiction Policy Forum’s (APF) Patient Experiences Journey Map was developed through the input of patients in treatment and recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). The map underscores the obstacles and positive points...

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Background

The use of naltrexone plus bupropion to treat methamphetamine use disorder has not been well studied.

Methods

We conducted this multisite, double-blind, two-stage, placebo-controlled trial with the use of a...

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Importance  Rates of prenatal cannabis use are increasing alongside perceptions that cannabis is a harmless therapeutic for pregnancy-related ailments, while rates of prenatal use of alcohol and tobacco are decreasing. It is...

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Importance  Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.

Objective  To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking frequency...

Opioid Facts and Figures, recorded 3-June-2022. Presented by Lauran Wirf, DO: Addiction Medicine Fellow; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, Colorado. With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is important for...

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The opioid crisis is a major public health challenge in the United States, killing about 70,000 people in 2020 alone. Long delays and feedbacks between policy actions and their effects on drug-use behavior create dynamic...

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Importance  Patients who use cannabis for medical reasons may benefit from discussions with clinicians about health risks of cannabis and evidence-based treatment alternatives. However, little is known about the prevalence of...

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Importance  Nonnicotine e-cigarettes contain chemicals, flavorants, and solvents that have known health harms and/or have not been proven safe for inhalation.

Objective  To evaluate nonnicotine e-cigarette use patterns, including...

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Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...

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Importance  Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is one of the most devastating complications of alcohol use disorder (AUD), an increasingly prevalent condition. Medical addiction therapy for AUD may play a role in protecting...

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Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness in the world today. Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE) is a particularly insidious form because so many of its associated health effects befall the unborn child and produce...

Participants will review major social and biological factors of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention.

 

Objectives Include:

- Describe prevalence rates for adolescent...

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Importance  Significant disparities exist in smoking behaviors by sexual minority status in the US.

Objective  To examine potential differences in the associations between exposure to the Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign...

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BACKGROUND: Alcohol and marijuana are commonly used by young adults, and use of both substances, particularly at the same time, is prevalent among this population. Understanding the prevalence, patterns, correlates, and...

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To assess the impact of fetal exposure to cannabis on adiposity and glucose-insulin traits in early life.

Research Design and Methods

We leveraged a subsample of 103 mother-child pairs from Healthy Start, an...

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In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral...

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Increasing buprenorphine/naloxone (B/N) access for opioid use disorder (OUD) is essential yet ensuring adherence and preventing diversion remains challenging. This study examines the feasibility, usability, and...

Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy del...

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Importance  Psychiatric disorders may be associated with an increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection after vaccination, but no studies have tested this hypothesis.

Objective  To evaluate whether past diagnoses of...