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New Guidelines Give Doctors More Flexibility in Prescribing Buprenorphine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced new guidelines that allow doctors more flexibility in prescribing buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction, NPR reports. Read More

Study Finds Surge in Methamphetamine Overdose Deaths

Deaths from methamphetamine overdoses surged across the United States between 2011 and 2018, according to a new study. Read More

Alcohol Accounts for 5% of Cancer Cases in U.S.

A new study finds alcohol consumption accounts for almost 5% of cancer cases and 3% of cancer deaths in the United States. Alcohol-related cancer cases and deaths are higher in New England and Western states. Read More

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Study Links Density of Marijuana Retailers and High Rate of Use in Young Adults

The density of licensed marijuana retailers is associated with more use and a greater intensity of use among young adults, according to a study in Los Angeles County. Read More

Integrated Mental Health and Addiction Care Needed for Young Adults: Experts

Young adults with substance use disorder and a co-occurring psychiatric disorder should receive integrated mental health and addiction care across treatment settings, according to new principles of care released by a group of pediatric addiction medicine experts. Read More

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Mental health care workers stretched thin to address urgent need in pandemic (ABC News)

Pandemic Fuels Record Overdose Deaths (NPR)

COVID-19 and Alcohol Consumption: How Women are Disproportionately Affected (WNYC)

Reimagine Your Relationship to Alcohol (The New York Times)

How alcohol impacts you differently in your 20s and 30s (Cosmopolitan)

Black-Owned Pot Businesses Remain Rare Despite Diversity Efforts (Pew)

The Sackler Family and Mine (The New Yorker)

Opinion: Drug decriminalization without mandatory treatment is a flawed fix (The Hill)

McLaren Health and feds reach record $7.75M settlement of drug allegations (The Detroit News)