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Ashley Addiction Treatment Launches Maryland Women’s Program
Ashley Addiction Treatment has opened a women’s extended care program and residence in Churchville, Maryland.
Akron Children’s Hospital Opens Outpatient Clinic for Youth
Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio has launched an outpatient addiction treatment clinic for children and youth up to the age of 18 who have substance use disorders.
Scientists: HIV and Meth Use Combine to Heighten COVID-19 Risk
Methamphetamine use and HIV, now compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, could create double jeopardy among men who have sex with men, according to an editorial recently published in the journal AIDS and Behavior.
Prevalence Rates for Behavioral Health Conditions: A Tale of Four Jails
Substance use disorder prevalence rates in local jails can vary significantly between jurisdictions. Periodic monitoring with tools that capture diagnostic data is essential.
Substance Use Begins to Take Spotlight in Major Brain Development Study
Now that the cohort in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study has reached ages 12 to 14, more questions will be answered about how substance use affects youth development.
Warriors Heart Launches Sanctioned 12-Step Meeting for Military, Vets, First Responders
Warriors Anonymous, a specialty meeting for active military, veterans, first responders and EMTs, has been created to strengthen peer network for “warriors” in recovery.
Report: Substance Use Prevention Efforts Need Greater Focus on LGBTQ Youths
The Trevor Project states that a higher prevalence of substance use in the LGBT youth and young-adult populations calls for a greater focus on this issue in prevention and research.
Alliance: Link Between Alcohol Marketing, Youth Drinking Demands Stronger Response
The U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance says stronger regulation of alcohol advertising is among the actions needed as research documents a causal link between marketing and youth drinking.
Young-Adult Marijuana Users Exhibit More Risk-Taking in Study
An Oregon State University study suggests that frequent users of marijuana are highly driven by reward and less sensitive to losses.
For Methamphetamine, Other Drugs, Reliable Use Estimates Hard to Come By
RAND researchers have issued new estimates of illicit drug spending, at a time marked by a reduced number of reliable information sources.
E-Cigarette Maker's Hire of Researcher Stirs Opposition
Researchers and advocates are decrying Juul Labs' hiring of a researcher who has been outspoken in the past on the dangers of underage vaping.
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