| Delay of Final Rule on the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Treatment Information |
| LEGAL ACTION CENTER (01/25) - The administration of President Donald Trump has issued a memorandum delaying implementation of all new and pending federal regulations. This regulatory “freeze” impacts the recently-released Final Rule modernizing federal regulations that govern the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records, and the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“SNPRM”) seeking comment on additional proposed changes to those regulations. As a result of the regulatory “freeze,” the confidentiality Final Rule will not become effective until Mar. 20, 2017 at the earliest. Read more |
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| New State Rules Are Forcing Opioid Prescribers to Confront ‘Doctor Shopping’ |
| WASHINGTON POST (01/14) - Over the objections of many doctors and their powerful advocacy groups, states are moving to force physicians to check on patients’ narcotic purchasing habits, one of the more effective ways of curbing opioid abuse as the deadly drug epidemic continues. Read more |
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| The New Administration: Not-So-New ONDCP Drug Strategy, and Old Hands at HHS Guiding the Transition |
| ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE WEEKLY (01/30) - The drug strategy of the Trump administration is going to look a lot like that under John Walters, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under President George W. Bush, ADAW has learned. The three key issues are prevention, treatment and border control. Read more |
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| Alcohol’s Effects on Immunity - Increasing the Risks for Infection and Injury |
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE & ALCOHOLISM - Many people are aware that excessive drinking can be harmful to the liver and other vital organs; however, there is another, less obvious, body system that is vulnerable to the negative effects of alcohol: the immune system. Read more |
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| Citing Opioid Crisis, Obama’s Drug Czar Warns Against Repealing Affordable Care Act |
| HUFFINGTON POST (01/26) - During his term as the director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli argued that the end of the opioid epidemic would not come about through arrests...Now, Botticelli, whose final day in office was last Friday, has warned that repealing the Affordable Care Act would roll back whatever fragile progress has been made toward that goal. Read more |
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| Foster Youth and Drug Addiction |
| THE FIX (01/06) - In San Diego, California, the foster care system has on average 5,000 young people in care on any given day. According to a 2016 study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), it is possible that 35% of older youth in foster care have a substance use disorder. Read more |
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 | New Adult SASSI-4: Exciting Features |
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| Rx scale that accurately identifies individuals likely to be abusing prescription medications. Screens for multiple levels of SUD severity. Enhanced SUD identification through subtle items added. Distinguishes likely SUD from other psychological disorders. Additional face valid items to identify symptoms represented in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. TRAINING AVAILABLE - NAADAC CEUs |
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| Lack of Awareness Puts Seniors at High Risk for Opioid Abuse |
| ADDICTION NOW (01/29) - Seniors receive nearly 30 percent of all medications prescribed in the United States and make up 36 percent of the total patient population that uses prescription drugs, according to Ezra Helfand, executive director of the Wellspring Center for Prevention in New Jersey. The primary reason older adults are more susceptible to abuse of prescription medications is their lack of awareness of the risks these drugs pose. Read more |
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| Estimation of National, Regional, and Global Prevalence of Alcohol Use During Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |
| THE LANCET (01/12) - Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and FAS in the general population and, by linking these two indicators, estimate the number of pregnant women that consumed alcohol during pregnancy per one case of FAS. Read more |
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| New Report Examines the Non-Medical Use of Opioids Among Women of Childbearing Age |
| SAMSHA (01/17) - A new report using combined data from a series of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) data sets examines the misuse of opioids among women of childbearing age. At the same time a new report to Congress outlines proposals for helping reduce the risk that this national problem may pose to pregnant women and infants. Read more |
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| Cannabis Eases Pain But May Increase Risk of Mental Illness, Report Says |
| THE FIX (01/18) - This month, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report which explores the health effects associated with cannabis and cannabis-derived products...The report considered more than 10,000 scientific abstracts before reaching close to 100 conclusions, according to a statement by the National Academies outlining the in-depth report.Read more |
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| Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizophrenia |
SCIENCE DAILY (01/23) - A steady stream of nicotine normalizes genetically-induced impairments in brain activity associated with schizophrenia, according to new research involving the University of Colorado Boulder. The finding sheds light on what causes the disease and why those who have it tend to smoke heavily.
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| Gene May Help Guide Black Patients' Opioid Addiction Treatment |
| HEALTH DAY (01/23) - Researchers say they've found a genetic variant associated with opioid addiction, and it might lead to personalized treatment for the condition. Specifically, the variant was found in black Americans affecting the gene OPRM1, which is responsible for the way opioids affect the brain. Researchers at Yale University said this may identify which blacks might require higher doses of methadone. Methadone is an effective treatment for people addicted to heroin. Read more |
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| MRI Brain Scans May Help Identify Risks, Prevent Adolescent Substance Abuse |
| MEDICAL EXPRESS (02/02) - Neuroimaging of the brain using technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging, or MRIs, increasingly is showing promise as a technique to predict adolescent vulnerability to substance abuse disorders, researchers conclude in a new analysis. A greater understanding of what such technologies offer and continued research to perfect the use of them may ultimately help identify youth at the highest risk for these problems and allow prevention approaches. Read more |
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| Tackling The Growing Problem Of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders |
| MONDAQ (02/01) - The 21st Century Cures Act includes portions of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Reform Act of 2016, which was approved by the US House of Representatives in July 2016, but not advanced by the Senate. A substantial portion of the 900+-page legislation relates to mental health and substance use disorders, in line with the rise in mental health and substance use disorder awareness over the last several years. Read more |
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| Frito-Lay Introduces Chip Bag With Alcohol Sensor to Help Prevent Drunk Driving During Super Bowl |
| NBC MIAMI (01/26) - With just over a week to go until Super Bowl 51 kicks off, one major chip brand is introducing a new type of bag that aims to tell you if you’re too drunk to drive. Frito-Lay is debuting its new “party safe” bag for Tostitos chips that comes complete with technology that’s meant to act like a Breathalyzer. The company says the alcohol sensor will turn a symbol on the bag red if alcohol is detected while staying green if none is. Read more |
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