Promoting Good Practice In Prevention
The European Drug Report 2024: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report provides a comprehensive set of national data across these themes, as well as on specialist drug treatment and key harm reduction interventions. Introductory note This […]
Read more...As marijuana policies change across the nation, the conversation around its impact often centers on human health. However, it is critical to consider the impact on animals as a new study published in the Journal of the American Veterinarian Medical Association sheds light on the concern of marijuana toxicity in dogs. Currently, the gold standard […]
Read more...The implications of these findings on the propagation of cannabis genotoxicity and epigenotoxicity to the next generation extremely significant. Prior to this research, the field was aware of the effects in the male but the work in females is more recent. To access the full document: Click on the link below. An image – […]
Read more...A recent poll, conducted by Gallup, found that there has been a shift in public opinion regarding marijuana. This is SAM’s The Drug Report’s Friday Fact report The first asked the question, “What effect do you think the use of marijuana has on most people who use it – very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat […]
Read more...With the increasing legalization of recreational marijuana across various states, employers need to proactively prepare for the changes and their implications on the workplace. As more states allow adults to legally purchase and possess marijuana, it’s essential for employers to review and update their workplace policies to ensure compliance and maintain a safe work environment. […]
Read more...Vaping among younger adults and binge drinking among mid-life adults also maintained historically high levels, NIH-supported study shows August 29, 2024 Past-year use of cannabis and hallucinogens stayed at historically high levels in 2023 among adults aged 19 to 30 and 35 to 50, according to the latest findings from the Monitoring the Future survey. In contrast, past-year […]
Read more...By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDReviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Aug 28 2024 How can modern psychedelic research and traditional approaches integrate to address substance use disorders and mental health challenges? A recent study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs discusses the history and current state of psychedelic research for the treatment of substance abuse […]
Read more...By Lauraine Langreo, Staff Writer, Education Week — August 28, 2024 There have been “promising” declines in high school students’ overall use of illicit substances, concludes a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2013, the percentage of students who reported drinking alcohol, using marijuana, or using select illicit drugs at any […]
Read more...NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse Premium Reports August 27, 2024 Updated:August 28, 2024 Officials are finding houses riddled with residual nerve agent pesticides from China that aren’t in any U.S. chemical library … LOS ANGELES—On a recent summer morning, a caravan of unmarked state police vehicles and white hazmat trucks crept past strip malls […]
Read more...Parents Opposed to Pot Report on 312 Child Deaths Linked to Marijuana News reports of child deaths since November 2012 show adult marijuana use harms minors. Violent neglect includes marijuana DUI (35), guns (17). The last column includes infants (28) in the care of pot using moms Please find the details below: 021424-Child-dangers-fact-sheet-FINAL Source: https://poppot.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021424-Child-dangers-fact-sheet-FINAL.pdf […]
Read more...A 48-year-old woman in California developed meningitis after between three and six medical marijuana blunts contaminated by a fungus daily Meningitis causes potentially fatal brain and spinal cord inflammation This is the first known case of meningitis coming from cannabis The soil in Bakersfield, where the woman lived is known to be contaminated with another […]
Read more...How much should we worry? American parents have been warning teenagers about the dangers of marijuana for about 100 years. Teenagers have been ignoring them for just as long. As I write this, a couple of kids are smoking weed in the woods just yards from my office window and about a block and a […]
Read more...This paper examines the costs to society of illnesses including cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke in England in 2018, it then gives projections to 2050, and concludes with an evaluation of two cohort studies. The principal authors of this paper are shown below, and a link to supplementary authors is also given. Filipa Landeiro, […]
Read more...Highlights “Kratom” commonly refers to an herbal substance that can produce opioid- and stimulant-like effects. Kratom and kratom-based products are currently legal and accessible in many areas, though U.S. and international agencies continue to review emerging evidence to inform kratom policy. While there are no uses for kratom approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, people report […]
Read more...Mothers of children who died via fentanyl poisoning champion NC’s new death-by-distribution law and continue to advocate for awareness BY GALE MELCHER The CityBeat JULY 20TH, 2024 On a billboard off of Battleground Avenue in Greensboro, 20 smiling faces flash grins through the screen — smiles that will forever be contained in pictures and […]
Read more...By Kalleen Rose Ozanic, Staff Writer July 20, 2024 NORWALK — While drug overdoses have decreased year over year in the Nutmeg state, the city’s Family and Children’s Agency is concerned about how new popular substances will impact the state and its clients. Two substances in particular, xylazine and kratom, worry Jess Vivenzio, behavioral health director at Family and […]
Read more...Key topics Overdose prevention services should be offered through HIV care National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow explains the need to leverage the successes of HIV care to prevent overdose deaths. HIV and substance use are inextricably linked. An analysis of the New York City HIV surveillance registry found that in 2017, […]
Read more...A group of men gather in a semi-circle around the pitch, squinting under the hot sun. Though music thumps in the background, the men are quiet, their focus on one figure in the center. In mock solemnity, the man walks up to the soccer ball placed in the center, eyeing the goal. With a grin […]
Read more...Biden’s drug czar is in West Virginia this week. By Allen Siegler | Mountain State Stoplight Jul 27, 2024 This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter CHARLESTON — Dr. Rahul Gupta is back in […]
Read more...The number of drug overdoses in this country went down in 2023. But not enough. Posted July 29, 2024 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Key points While overdoses from fentanyl went down in 2023, overdoses from cocaine and methamphetamine went up. Increased availability of Narcan, harm-reduction practices, and drug seizures likely decreased deaths. The best way to save […]
Read more...July 29, 2024 By Dr. Nora Volkow. Director, NIDA. This blog was also published in the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Weekly on July 24, 2024. Over the past several years, the increasing prevalence of fentanyl in the drug supply has created an unprecedented overdose death rate and other devastating consequences. People with an opioid use […]
Read more...It’s become one of the most startling signs of the fentanyl crisis happening across California: Seemingly zombified drug users slumped over in awkward positions. Alternately called “the fentanyl fold” or “the fentanyl bend over,” videos and photos of people reportedly using the drug have spread through social media. What is the ‘fentanyl fold’? If you have ever witnessed what looks like […]
Read more...Overdose deaths are a widespread problem North Carolinians have been struggling to combat in recent years. According to the state health department, American Indian/Indigenous and Black communities are the most at risk. From 2019 to 2021, both populations saw reports of overdoses more than double. The number of overdoses is up 117% for the Indigenous […]
Read more...Illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine continues to spread across the United States. The drug, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl, often fails to respond to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone and can cause severe necrotic lesions. A report released by Millennium Health, a specialty lab that provides medication monitoring for pain management, drug treatment, and […]
Read more...Cannabis or more commonly known as marijuana, is one of the most frequently used drugs in the United States. In 2022, marijuana became more popular than alcohol as the preferred daily drug of use among Americans. In the same year, it was found that 30 out of every 100 high school age students reported using […]
Read more...Never before in history has the supply of drugs been as bounteous, as reliable, as cheap, and as high-quality as in the London of 2024. Any interested customer may, at little risk to themselves, conveniently obtain any herb, mushroom, powder, or pharmaceutical they fancy. The British appetite for drugs dwarfs our consumption of tea and […]
Read more...Israel, now the largest per capita consumer of opioids, faces a rising crisis. Learn about the challenges, responses from health authorities, and the need for improved treatment and prevention. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH JULY 21, 2024 03:46 When in 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted the deaths of over a million Americans from […]
Read more...GMP is to launch a pilot scheme in which officers would carry an ‘antidote’ to super-strength drugs containing nitazenes, which have been linked to 100 deaths across the UK since last summer. Nitazenes are a group of synthetic opiate drugs which can be more potent than fentanyl, and their use is spreading across Europe and […]
Read more...More than 110 experts gathered on 17 April 2024 in an effort to strengthen regional initiatives for combatting illicit trafficking in opiates originating in Afghanistan at the Expert Working Group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Paris Pact Initiative hosted by the OSCE. The Paris Pact initiative is an international coalition for combatting […]
Read more...Press Release: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Launches Alliance to Prevent Drug Harms in Collaboration with United Nations and Tech Industry Today, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, launched the Alliance to Prevent Drug Harms (Prevent Alliance), alongside representatives from the United Nations and the tech industry, including Meta, Snap Inc., […]
Read more...Abstract Studies examining lifestyle and cognitive decline often use healthy lifestyle indices, making it difficult to understand implications for interventions. We examined associations of 16 lifestyles with cognitive decline. Data from 32,033 cognitively-healthy adults aged 50-104 years participating in prospective cohort studies of aging from 14 European countries were used to examine associations of lifestyle […]
Read more...More than 178 000 people died from excessive alcohol use in the US during 2020 to 2021, surpassing deaths from the overdose epidemic.1 Excessive drinking is now the leading cause of preventable death in the US.1 Alcohol use disorder (AUD) most commonly begins during adolescence, although rarely is it identified and treated at this age.2 We urgently need interventions […]
Read more...Grassroots and community-based initiatives are making a profound difference in the fight against drug abuse in Pakistan A silent revolution is taking place in the heart of Pakistan where communities are tightly knit and traditions run deep. Grassroots and community-based initiatives are emerging as beacons of hope in the fight against drug abuse, transforming lives […]
Read more...It seems as if every community, big or small, has been impacted by the problems associated with substance use and drug overdose. Within communities, these problems can extend into the family unit, with people often becoming addicted and dying because of drugs. However, community drug education and prevention programs can be a first line of […]
Read more...By: Imtiyaz Maqbool Banday @ KI News As we continue to grapple with the scourge of drug abuse, it’s essential to reexamine our approach to prevention and treatment. While raising awareness about the dangers of drugs is crucial, we must also consider if our efforts are inadvertently glamorizing drug use. Islam teaches us to avoid […]
Read more...July 7, 2024 6:05 am As we continue to grapple with the scourge of drug abuse, it’s essential to reexamine our approach to prevention and treatment. While raising awareness about the dangers of drugs is crucial, we must consider whether our efforts are inadvertently glamorizing drug use. Islam teaches us to avoid excess and extravagance (Israaf) […]
Read more...360info: 05/07/2024 23:30 MYT Countries are looking at evidence-based alternatives, with a shift towards public health strategies, to fight the drug scourge – Michael Joiner/360info THE UN’s annual World Drug Report warns of a rise in drug use and trafficking globally. The report, released in conjunction with the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, […]
Read more...By FOX TV Digital Team Published July 8, 2024 7:26am EDT Demand for high-potency marijuana causing concerns Cary Quashen, Owner of Action Family Counseling, joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to dive deep into concerns over the rising demand for high-potency marijuana. As marijuana use becomes more prevalent, a severe illness linked to frequent cannabis use is also […]
Read more...The city is gripped in an opioid crisis worse than America’s. Locals say overly liberal drug laws have sparked a catastrophe Sarah Green in British Columbia / 9 July 2024 “Hailey, are you okay? You have to communicate with me,” says Larry. “Yes, I feel fine,” she replies. “Okay, hold still.” Eyes wide and hands […]
Read more...By Nora D. Volkow and Tisha Wiley / July 9, 2024 Programs across the country are underway to offer naloxone, also sold as Narcan, in jails and prisons, paired with instruction, training, and social support The overdose crisis is claiming lives across the United States, but it reaches new depths of despair in the criminal justice system. […]
Read more...Summary “The Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report provides data on health behaviors and experiences of high school students in the United States. Data highlight students’ behaviors and experiences in 2023, changes from 2021 to 2023, and 10-year trends. The report focuses on: Sexual behavior Substance use Experiences of violence Mental health Suicidal thoughts […]
Read more...By Kevin A. Sabet PUBLISHED: June 30, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. This month, Gov. Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 prior marijuana convictions, impacting more than 100,000 individuals. This comes 18 months after the Old Line State voted to legalize recreational marijuana, which went on sale exactly one year ago on July 1. While the pordons were a good […]
Read more...International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26: June 23, 2024 1:05 am By Resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe June 26 as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the […]
Read more...US President Joe Biden’s plan to downgrade marijuana, whether politically motivated or empathic, is a regressive step in the global fight against drugs, say Tan Chong Huat and Narayanan Ganapathy from Singapore’s National Council Against Drug Abuse. 23 Jun 2024 06:00AM(Updated: 23 Jun 2024 07:40AM) SINGAPORE: The United States has formally moved to loosen restrictions […]
Read more...June 24, 2024 Fentanyl-related overdose deaths have increased drastically in the U.S. since 2014. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported almost 74,000 deaths in 2022. PHOENIX – The fentanyl and opioid crisis cost Arizona an estimated $58 billion for 2023, according to a Common Sense Institute Arizona report published Monday. The nonpartisan think tank’s report included […]
Read more...By KEVIN A. SABET, PH.D., President of the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions June 25, 2024 From Oregon to Canada to Thailand, policymakers and the public alike are waking up to the consequences of lenient and irresponsible drug policies. Whether it is the commercialization of marijuana or the decriminalization of all other drugs, policymakers are learning the hard way that […]
Read more...Vienna, 26 June 2024 The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the World Drug Report 2024 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime […]
Read more...Simantik Dowerah – First Post India• June 26, 2024 Social stigma and low awareness about available treatment options significantly impact treatment-seeking behaviours, professor at the Department of Psychiatry at NIMHANS Bangalore, Dr Prabhat Chand tells Firstpost (File) Students take part in an awareness march to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, […]
Read more...Published: Jun 28, 2024, 7:02 PM It seems as if every community, big or small, has been impacted by the problems associated with substance use and drug overdose. Within these communities, these problems extend into the family unit, with people becoming addicted and dying because of drugs. However, community drug education and prevention programs can […]
Read more...26 June 2024 Law and Crime Prevention The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an increase in trafficking. The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is commemorated every year on June […]
Read more...26 June 2024 Drugs are at the root of immeasurable human suffering. Drug use eats away at people’s health and wellbeing. Overdoses claim hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Meanwhile, synthetic drugs are becoming more lethal and addictive, and the illicit drug market is breaking production records, feeding crime and violence in communities […]
Read more...June 19, 2024 By Leah Kuntz Psychiatric Times Vol 41, Issue 6 Review tapering challenges and strategies for benzodiazepines in this Special Report article. SPECIAL REPORT: ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRY Benzodiazepines, a controversial treatment widely prescribed for patients with anxiety and insomnia, carry a considerable risk of abuse. The poster “Mood Over Matter: Literature Review on Benzodiazepine […]
Read more...(Slip Opinion) The approach that the Drug Enforcement Administration currently uses to determine whether a drug has a “currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States” under the Controlled Substances Act is impermissibly narrow. An alternative, two-part inquiry proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services is sufficient to establish that a […]
Read more...SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) proposes to transfer marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III of the CSA, consistent with the view of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) that marijuana has a currently accepted medical use as well as HHS’s views about marijuana’s abuse potential […]
Read more...OPENING STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR – JOHN COLEMAN To Whom It May Concern: As a former DEA assistant administrator for operations and current president of Drug Watch International, Inc. a 501c3 non-profit global organization of unpaid volunteers dedicated to reducing drug abuse in the world through education, prevention, and treatment, I wish to submit the […]
Read more...BY LAUREN IRWIN – 06/01/24 1:10 PM ET Containers depicting OxyContin prescription pill bottles rest on the ground amid a protest over over-prescription of opioids, Friday, April 5, 2019, in front of the Department of Health and Human Services’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Roughly one in every three Americans have reported knowing someone […]
Read more...By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder. Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results, UCLA researchers report. “These findings have important implications for pharmacological treatment for methamphetamine use disorder,” said researcher […]
Read more...11/06/2024 The new European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), to be soon launched, will have more powers to face current and future challenges The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) will replace the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on July 2, 2024. The EUDA will have a new mandate and stronger role in […]
Read more...By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc.Jun 11 2024 Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers explored whether cannabis use is linked to mortality from all causes, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Their findings indicate that heavy cannabis use is associated with a significantly higher risk of CVD mortality among females. However, they […]
Read more...COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly dangerous drug supply among factors that may have contributed to diminished impact of intervention June 16, 2024 A data-driven intervention that engaged communities to rapidly deploy evidence-based practices to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths – such as increasing naloxone distribution and enhancing access to medication for opioid use disorder – did not […]
Read more...Cultural, systemic and historical factors have converged to create the perfect storm when it comes to Black overdose deaths. By Liz Tung – June 14, 2024 Reporter at The Pulse WHYY (PBS) 14th June 2024 A recent study from the Pennsylvania Department of Health has found that Black people who died from opioid overdoses were half as […]
Read more...by Eric W. Dolan June 16, 2024 A new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine has found that teens who use cannabis are at an elevenfold higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared to those who do not use the drug. This finding underscores the potential mental health risks associated with cannabis use among adolescents, suggesting […]
Read more...Original Investigation – Substance Use and Addiction July 17, 2024 Melinda Campopiano von Klimo, MD1; Laura Nolan, BA1; Michelle Corbin, MBA2; et alLisa Farinelli, PhD, MBA, RN, CCRP, OHCC2; Jarratt D. Pytell, MD3; Caty Simon4,5,6; Stephanie T. Weiss, MD, PhD2; Wilson M. Compton, MD, MPE2 Article Information JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(7):e2420837. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20837 Key Points Question What reasons do physicians give for not addressing substance use and addiction in their clinical practice? Findings In this systematic review of 283 articles, the institutional […]
Read more...Israel, now the largest per capita consumer of opioids, faces a rising crisis. Learn about the challenges, responses from health authorities, and the need for improved treatment and prevention. By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich July 21, 2024 03:46 When in 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted the deaths of over a million Americans from […]
Read more...29 Apr 2024 Everyone knows illicit drug use in Australia is worsening, but wouldn’t it be helpful if we had precise numbers for gauging the scale of the problem? How useful it would be if we could measure consumption, perhaps even knowing just how much of each substance was being used in what locations and […]
Read more...BY DR. JEFFREY LIEBERMAN MAY 3, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Lieberman is The Constance and Stephen Lieber Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and President of the ARETE INSTITUTE for Health, Well-Being and Human Potential. He is also the author of SHRINKS: The Untold Story of Psychiatry (Little Brown, 2015) and MALADY […]
Read more...May 7, 2024 By Killian Meara For National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Drug Topics talked with Scott H. Silverman about how public health leaders can address the fentanyl crisis and the best ways to educate the public on the dangers of fentanyl use. The opioid epidemic in the United States stretches back to the 1990s, when the […]
Read more...The web-based and social media campaigns aim to educate youth, families and adults about the dangers of fentanyl and risk of overdose deaths and addiction BY: BEN BOTKIN – MAY 7, 2024 4:02 PM A national nonprofit organization released a new program on Tuesday to help families navigate the hazards of fentanyl and prevent deaths of young people […]
Read more...Federal study shows lives lost from overdose crisis are felt across generations, emphasizing need to include children and families in support May 8, 2024 An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. The rate of children who experienced this loss […]
Read more...May 09, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive strategic assessment of illicit drug threats and trafficking trends endangering the United States. For more than a decade, DEA’s NDTA has been a trusted resource for law enforcement agencies, policy makers, and […]
Read more...Young people who smoked marijuana in the 1960s were seen as part of the counterculture. Now the cannabis culture is mainstream. A 2022 survey sponsored by the National Institutes of Health found that 28.8% of Americans age 19 to 30 had used marijuana in the preceding 30 days—more than three times as many as smoked cigarettes. Among […]
Read more...May 18, 2024 First, the good news: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of fatal overdoses in the U.S. decreased last year — down 3% from 2022. Now, the not so great news: That’s still 107,500 people who died at the hands of a decades-long substance abuse epidemic; and […]
Read more...Forbes Staff : Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. May 22, 2024,10:18am EDT Teens who use cannabis have a significantly higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared to those who don’t, according to a study published in the journal Psychological Medicine Wednesday, the latest research linking the drug to […]
Read more...A new national state scorecard confirms dramatic inequities, finds regional variations NICK BUDNICK |THE LUND REPORT PREMIUM APRIL 23, 2024 Racial disparities are vast across the nation and in Oregon, a new report shows. But the statistics reveal some surprising differences among states. In some statistics that measure outcomes for different racial and ethnic groups, Oregon, […]
Read more...April 24, 2024 The Australian community deserve a clear picture of all persons whose Mental Health has come to the attention of the police, hospitals and the community. When cannabis genotoxicity effects are added to cannabis neurotoxicity effects the argument against the widespread use of cannabis for everything becomes very robust indeed. The drug prevention […]
Read more...A Research Letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises alarms about administering melatonin gummies to children. Between 2012 and 2021, reports to U.S. poison control centers regarding pediatric melatonin ingestions surged 530% and were linked with 27,795 emergency department and clinic visits, 4,097 hospitalizations, 287 intensive care admissions, and tragically, 2 fatalities. […]
Read more...The initiative aims to reduce substance use-related harms among young people across Canada through the Icelandic Prevention Model, with support and expertise from Planet Youth.͏ ͏ ͏ No community in Canada has been left untouched by the substance use-related harms and the toxic illegal drug supply and overdose crisis. Efforts to prevent […]
Read more...By Jody Boulay on Friday, July 5, 2024 It seems as all communities have been impacted by the problems associated with substance use and drug overdose. These problems extend into the family unit, with people becoming addicted and dying because of drugs. However, community drug education and prevention programs can be a first line of defense. […]
Read more...By Madeleine Cummings · CBC News · Posted: Jul 05, 2024 The City of Edmonton has stopped funding a pilot program that saw teams of nurses and outreach workers preventing and responding to overdoses on downtown streets. Teams from Boyle Street Community Services had been assigned to walk around the Stanley Milner Library, downtown malls and pedways and the LRT system. […]
Read more...By Abiemwense Moru – News Agency of Nigeria July 5, 2024 The battle against substance abuse is one that spans generations and transcends borders. The prevalence of drug abuse is staggering, with far-reaching consequences that ripple through communities and societies. According to the World Health Organisation, substance abuse claims the lives of over 500,000 people annually, […]
Read more...Research shows how a major shift in the drug supply could be leading to an increasing amount of overdose deaths. Fentanyl continues to devastate American lives. Now, new research shows how a major shift in the drug supply could be leading to an increasing amount of overdose deaths. (Scripps News) By: Vanessa Misciagna Posted at 5:47 PM, […]
Read more...Mary Brett – in memoriam Mary Brett, Former biology teacher (30 years at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School for boys, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. UK), Trustee of CanSS (Cannabis Skunk Sense), Member of PandA (Centre for Policy Studies) and former Vice President of Eurad. With regret, it is noted that Mary has recently died, in 2024, after a […]
Read more...The following detailed report to members of DrugWatch International was produced by John Coleman, President of the Board of Directors. Dear friends, Yesterday, April 16, 2024, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, a committee comprised of members of the House of Representatives that describes itself […]
Read more...BOBBY P. SMYTH, PH.D., JOSEPH BARRY, M.D. Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Dear Editor: In recent years, authors of editorials in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs have taken a strong position in highlighting and objecting to potential conflicts of interest regarding alcohol policy (e.g., Babor, […]
Read more...UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UK – Last updated on Tuesday 26 March 2024 There is no evidence that CBD products reduce chronic pain, and taking them is a waste of money and potentially harmful to health, new research finds. CBD oil may be popular for treating pain but taking it appears to be a waste of […]
Read more...By Grace Deng – Journalist, Washington State Standard – Feb. 19 2024 Washington tribal leaders are looking at an overseas model to combat the rise in opioid use among teens. It’s called the Icelandic Prevention Model, and it’s helped slash alcohol use among Icelandic 15- and 16-year-olds from 77% to 35% in 20 years. “There’s no other […]
Read more...Barry Ewing JUNE 23RD, 2024 BY LETHBRIDGE HERALD ON FEBRUARY 28, 2024. A friend called me today and informed me the federal Minister for Mental Health and addictions stated the “minister believes fear and stigma are driving criticism of the government’s decision to support prescribing pharmaceuticals to drug users to combat the country’s overdose crisis…” […]
Read more...Dylan Payne Mar 26, 2024 Updated Mar 26, 2024 MURRAY, Ky. — Around 200 people gathered Tuesday in Wrather Hall on the campus of Murray State University for a roundtable discussion about the drug epidemic locally and across the country. The event was sponsored by the School of Nursing and Health Professions, and featured speakers from the law […]
Read more...“Just Say No” didn’t work, but experts are employing new holistic programs to help steer kids away—or at least keep them from dying—from illicit substances. By Zara Abrams Date created: March 1, 2024. 14 min read For years, students in middle and high schools across the country were urged to “just say no” to drugs […]
Read more...Posted Thursday, June 13, 2024 2:42 pm Nickolaus Hayes – Author and Parent Being a father is not easy; it takes sacrifice, which means playing an essential role in a child’s life by being there for them and loving them unconditionally. Every father knows they need to provide abundant love and support. A father is always there for […]
Read more...Ty Roush Forbes Staff May 22, 2024,10:18am EDT Teens who use cannabis have a significantly higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared to those who don’t, according to a study published in the journal Psychological Medicine Wednesday, the latest research linking the drug to mental health disorders among young adults. Other research has linked […]
Read more...May 18, 2024 First, the good news: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of fatal overdoses in the U.S. decreased last year — down 3% from 2022. Now, the not so great news: That’s still 107,500 people who died at the hands of a decades-long substance abuse epidemic; and […]
Read more...In Canada, cannabis poisonings rose sharply among people 65 and older after the country legalized the drug, a new study found. By Matt Richtel May 20, 2024 The News As more places legalize marijuana, policymakers and health officials have worried about the health risks that the drug may pose to adolescents. But a new study suggests […]
Read more...Source: Email from Ed Moses to Drug Watch International drug-watch-international@googlegroups.com August 2017
Read more...Ernesto Cabral4:12 AM MDT on May 22, 2024Updated 9:16 AM MDT on May 28, 2024 At least 1,089 people died from fentanyl poisoning in 2023, up 18.4% from the year before, preliminary data shows The Trust Project As many as 7 in 10 counterfeit pills tested in 2023 contained a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl, or […]
Read more...Travis Schlepp KTLA TV station, Los Angeles May 24, 2024· For the first time in history, marijuana has surpassed alcohol in daily use amongst Americans, according to a new study Research published earlier this week in the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal “Addiction,” showed that more than 17.7 million Americans used marijuana daily or near-daily in […]
Read more...During a mission to Hong Kong and Macau, China, from 22 to 24 May, UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly highlighted the collaborative efforts of the government, civil society, and experts in addressing a broad spectrum of challenges, including corruption, the fight against organized crime, drug prevention and treatment, and the trafficking of illegal goods. Revitalizing […]
Read more...May 29, 2024 Contact: Kristen Govostes Phone Number: (617) 557-2100 BOSTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host the first of its kind, hybrid One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament. This event aims to meet a critical moment in […]
Read more...05.29.24 Text by MICHELLE RIPPY Associate Professor | Department Chair | Director, Forensic Science Research Center Department of Criminal Justice, California State University The opioid epidemic is a public health and safety emergency that is killing thousands and destroying the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans and those who care about them. […]
Read more...The use of psychoactive substances among children and young people is one of today’s challenges. In order to solve this problem by acting in a coordinated manner, this academic year Vilnius city municipality, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, implemented a pilot model for the prevention of drug use […]
Read more...PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Medication for reversing overdose is life-saving—if used quickly and correctly. Mark S. Gold M.D. Addiction Outlook Posted June 4, 2024 KEY POINTS Fentanyl is a major threat causing overdose deaths in the United States. Young people are unknowingly taking fentanyl and dying. Fentanyl smoking is contributing to overdose and speedballing deaths. Government and private […]
Read more...As the workplace evolves, so do the challenges that organizations face in maintaining a safe and productive environment. A Surge in Drug Test Tampering According to Quest Diagnostics’ latest report, the percentage of employees in the general U.S. workforce showing signs of tampered drug tests increased dramatically in 2023. Instances of substituted urine […]
Read more...Australia won’t see any cannabis cafes selling brownies anytime soon, despite agreement that the use of marijuana should be prioritised as a health issue. Eleanor Campbell https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au A push to legalise the recreational use of cannabis on a national scale has been knocked back after experts expressed concerns it would lead to more use […]
Read more...The communication below was issued by John Coleman, Chairman of DrugWatch International, to summarise the position with CBD and its legal status, as reported on in May 2020. The format, as an email, has been retained in this version. From: drug-watch-international@googlegroups.com <drug-watch-international@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of John J. Coleman, PhD Sent: 21 May 2020 17:30 […]
Read more...April 24, 2024 Introductory remarks (shown in italic) added by NDPA (UK) on 19 May 2024: The presentation below is from notable Australian specialists in the field of drug prevention, submitted to the Australian Government. The essence of the presentation is that: “The Australian community deserve a clear picture […]
Read more...There are several principal pathways to inheritable genotoxicity, mutagenicity and teratogenesis induced by cannabis which are known and well established at this time including the following. These three papers discuss different aspects of these effects. 1. Stops Brain Waves and Thinking The brain has both stimulatory and inhibitory pathways. GABA is the main brain inhibitory […]
Read more...The following Complaint was sent to BBC by David Raynes of the NDPA – the response is shown underneath the Complaint summary herein. David judges the BBC response to be “very defensive, but a partial win” for NDPA. ************ BBC Radio programme – ‘PM’, Radio 4, 27 October 2022 Complaint This edition of PM included […]
Read more...Ricky Klausmeyer-Garcia’s friends struggled to get him addiction treatment, leading to the creation of a law in his name. A year after his death, profound questions remain about how best to help those with substance use disorder by Katia Riddle in Seattle Mon 13 May 2024 15.00 BST Sitting at his dining room table, Kelsey Klausmeyer, 41, […]
Read more...May 17, 2024 Paul Larkin Rumpel Senior Legal Research Fellow Paul is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. SUMMARY Novel Psychoactive Substances multiply the difficulties involved in protecting ourselves and our families, friends, and neighbors from falling victim to illicit drug use. Ingenious […]
Read more...Jump to content Three-years-ago Oregon became the first US state in history to decriminalise hard drugs after 58 per cent of voters backed the legislation Susie Coen, US CORRESPONDENT, IN PORTLAND, OREGON23 December 2023 • 4:14pm Christian Haserot has tried to get clean a handful of times. But during his most recent attempt, the once aspiring cyber […]
Read more...By Emily Green (The Lund Report) Jan. 16, 2024 2 p.m. As science teacher Zach Lazar looks out across his classroom at South Eugene High School, he sees more kids struggling than he did before the pandemic. In the past two years, Lazar said, three of his students have died from drug use. “It makes me sad […]
Read more...States like Washington and Pennsylvania work with scientists to help schools put in place science-backed prevention programs by EMILY GREEN |THE LUND REPORT JANUARY 16, 2024 This article is part of an investigative series showing that as Oregon kids face a world with increasingly dangerous drugs and unparalleled external pressures, the state’s education establishment has failed […]
Read more...This is the Executive Summary of the DEA’s 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat the United States has ever faced, killing nearly 38,000 Americans in the first six months of 2023 alone. Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, like methamphetamine, are responsible for nearly all of the fatal drug overdoses and […]
Read more...This is The Drug Report’s Friday Fact report – The rate of violent behavior in daily marijuana users aged 18-34 was nearly twice the violent behavior rate of non-users The study “Associations of cannabis use, use frequency, and cannabis use disorder with violent behavior among young adults in the United States” was recently published by […]
Read more...Bertha Madras, a leading expert on weed, outlines the science linking it to psychiatric disorders, permanent brain damage, and other serious harms. Young people who smoked marijuana in the 1960s were seen as part of the counterculture. Now the cannabis culture is mainstream. A 2022 survey sponsored by the National Institutes of Health found that […]
Read more...By HealthDay Feb. 9, 2024, at 7:50 a.m. By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter American teenagers cite stress as the leading reason they might get drunk or high, a new report reveals. That only underscores the need for better adolescent mental health care, according to the research team behind the study. Better “access to […]
Read more...By HealthDay Feb. 16, 2024, at 7:53 a.m. Smoking Now Fuels More Drug Overdoses than Injecting Does By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal overdoses. In the new research, […]
Read more...Description: Browse state-level percentage estimates based on the 2021-2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The 37 tables include estimates for 35 measures of substance use and mental health, by age group, along with 95% confidence intervals. The percentages are based on small area estimation (SAE) methods, in which state-level NSDUH data are […]
Read more...A Research Letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises alarms about administering melatonin gummies to children. Between 2012 and 2021, reports to U.S. poison control centers regarding pediatric melatonin ingestions surged 530% and were linked with 27,795 emergency department and clinic visits, 4,097 hospitalizations, 287 intensive care admissions, and tragically, 2 […]
Read more...Understanding motives for cannabis use is important for addiction prevention and intervention (SACRAMENTO)A study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors by researchers at UC Davis Health and the University of Washington surveyed teens over a six-month period to better understand their motives for using cannabis. The researchers found that teens who have more “demand” for cannabis (meaning they […]
Read more...Ten years after cannabis was first legalized for casual use in adults, scientists are struggling to provide evidence-based recommendations about the risks to young people. Krista Lisdahl has been studying cannabis use among adolescents for two decades, and what she sees makes her worried for her teenage son. “I see the data coming in, I […]
Read more...Navigating the Adolescent Overdose Crisis: Insights and Prevention Strategies An Alarming Rise in Adolescent Drug-Related Mortality Recent years have seen a worrisome increase in drug-related fatalities among adolescents in the United States. As relayed by Dr. Joseph R. Friedman, this alarming trend necessitates a more aggressive approach to overdose prevention. While the reasons behind this […]
Read more...375 Middle and High School Students Attend Event at Davidson Academy Presented by Victoria’s Voice Foundation and Steered Straight ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Victoria’s Voice Foundation, a nonprofit providing evidence-based drug education and addiction prevention support for families, marked a major milestone yesterday, surpassing one million children and parents impacted through its education programs – with […]
Read more...Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell their illegal produce, fuelling narcotics consumption globally, a UN-backed report launched on Tuesday showed. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) study recommends responding with the same methods, running counter-narcotics campaigns offering advice that can be trusted on popular online platforms. “We can […]
Read more...In its 2023 Annual Report, the International Narcotics Control Board: – finds that online drug trafficking has increased the availability of drugs on the illicit market; – warns that patient safety is at risk from illicit Internet pharmacies selling drugs without a prescription directly to the consumer; – highlights the daunting task facing law enforcement authorities […]
Read more...The lowered rates of substance use that youth reported after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic remained steady into 2023. However, the rate of fatal drug overdoses among youth, which rose in 2020, remained increased well into 2022. After the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated school closures began in 2020, youth reported that they were […]
Read more...The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating efforts to address the nation’s drug problem. These waves, according to a report from Millennium Health, were the crisis in prescription opioid use, followed by a significant jump in […]
Read more...Illicit fentanyl, the driving force behind the U.S. overdose epidemic, is increasingly being used in conjunction with methamphetamine, a new report shows. The laboratory Millennium Health said 60% of patients whose urine samples contained fentanyl last year also tested positive for methamphetamine. Cocaine was detected in 22% of the fentanyl-positive samples. Millennium officials said the […]
Read more...Why Do People Relapse? Understanding and Overcoming Relapse in Substance Abuse Recovery: Embarking on the journey of addiction recovery is a tough, but worthwhile goal. However, it is not uncommon for you to face setbacks in the form of relapse during your recovery journey. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why people relapse […]
Read more...Washington tribal leaders are looking at an overseas model to combat the rise in opioid use among teens. It’s called the Icelandic Prevention Model, and it’s helped slash alcohol use among Icelandic 15- and 16-year-olds from 77% to 35% in 20 years. “There’s no other model in the world that has that kind of turnaround in the […]
Read more...“I never imagined that sports could do this”: UNODC celebrates the power of sports in preventing violence, crime, and drug use among youth on the International Day of Sports Alice*, a 15-year-old living in a rural area in Nigeria, was struggling. Feeling lonely at home, subjected to punishment for the smallest of reasons, she […]
Read more...The majority of adults with substance use disorders start during their adolescent years. That’s why experts say prevention efforts in schools are paramount, but many schools struggle with implementation. According to a survey by the Education Week Research Center in 2022, 67% of school health workers say that dealing with students who are vaping and using alcohol, marijuana, or opioids is “a challenge” […]
Read more...Appointing Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General infused new life into those of us who know that marijuana is destroying our nation from within. But were we premature in believing that Donald Trump would put an end to what Barack Obama and George Soros inflicted on this nation in the last eight years? After eight […]
Read more...Foreword The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is pleased to publish in its Research Monograph series the proceedings of the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. (CPDD). This meeting was held at Tahoe City, Nevada, in June 1986. The scientific community working in the drug abuse area […]
Read more...Abstract We tested whether cannabinoids (CBs) potentiate alcohol-induced birth defects in mice and zebrafish, and explored the underlying pathogenic mechanisms on Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling. The CBs, Δ9-THC, cannabidiol, HU-210, and CP 55,940 caused alcohol-like effects on craniofacial and brain development, phenocopying Shh mutations. Combined exposure to even low doses of alcohol with THC, HU-210, […]
Read more...Cannabis is harmful to the lungs, but in a different way to tobacco, causing significant respiratory symptoms such as bronchitis with evidence to suggest it can result in destructive lung disease – sometimes referred to as ‘bong lung’ – in heavy cannabis users. These are the key findings from a review of research on the […]
Read more...Abstract and Figures In 2017 Iceland received word-wide attention for having dramatically reversed the course of teenage substance use. From 1998 to 2018, the percentage of 15-16-year-old Icelandic youth who were drunk in the past 30 days declined from 42% to 5%; daily cigarette smoking dropped from 23% to 3%; and having used cannabis one […]
Read more...US DRUG CZAR EXPLAINS CAUSES AND RSDT TOOL TO PREVENT TEEN DRUG USE AND OVERDOSE DEATH INTERVIEW WITH U.S. DRUG CZAR JOHN WALTERS Introduction: In response to recent news of a huge increase in drug overdose deaths and arrests for drug trafficking among Fairfax County youths, Fox News TV5 reporter Sherri Ly interviewed U.S. Drug […]
Read more...Abstract 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy) tablets are widely used recreationally, and not only vary in appearance, but also in MDMA content. Recently, the prevalence of high-content tablets is of concern to public health authorities. To compare UK data with other countries, we evaluated MDMA content of 412 tablets collected from the UK, 2001-2018, and investigated within-batch […]
Read more...The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating efforts to address the nation’s drug problem. These waves, according to a report from Millennium Health, began with the crisis in prescription opioid use, followed by a significant […]
Read more...We’re building on the momentum of SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day and looking ahead to National Prevention Week (May 12-18). About 4,300 prevention professionals, researchers, and advocates from across the country attended SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day held outside of Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2024. This was the largest Prevention Day gathering to date, offering 83 sessions with about 200 […]
Read more...Vienna (Austria), 22 March 2024 — The 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) concluded today, after a two-day high-level segment focusing on the Midterm Review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration and five days of discussions focused on the implementation of international drug control treaties and drug policy commitments. In his closing remarks, H.E. Philbert Johnson of […]
Read more...Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. overdose deaths has risen almost every year and continued to break annual records — making it the worst overdose epidemic in American history. The official number for 2022 […]
Read more...In This Article Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders by Drug Type Age and Gender Differences in Addiction Rates Socioeconomic Factors and Addiction Risk Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders and Addiction Treatment Rates and Barriers to Accessing Care The United States faces a complex and evolving crisis when it comes to substance use disorders (SUDs). These disorders […]
Read more..."When representing a cause (almost) lost, sound your trumpet, mount your steed and go for the very last charge, failing which you will die of sad old age in the depths of the forgotten fortress, no longer besieged because life has abandoned it for greener pastures."
Jean Raspail
From the website of jeanraspail.net
"Universal prevention initiatives are important elements of a comprehensive prevention strategy that should include selective and indicated prevention initiatives as well. In order to prevent the development of dependence you need all three - and you cannot do without universal prevention. Norms, attitudes, availability are important risk factors for developing drug use problems as well as neighbourhood disorganization and weak family bonds."
Christina Gynna, Deputy National Drugs Policy Co-ordinator, Sweden,
at the ICAA conference in Budapest, 24 October 2005
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