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FACT SHEET: White House Releases 2022 National Drug …

(8 days ago) WebAccording to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, among the 41.1 million people who needed treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), only 2.7 million (6.5-percent) of them received

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/21/fact-sheet-white-house-releases-2022-national-drug-control-strategy-that-outlines-comprehensive-path-forward-to-address-addiction-and-the-overdose-epidemic/

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Drug User Health Policy Map - Centers for Disease Control and …

(1 days ago) WebOn this interactive map , you can click on different US states to better understand select drug user health policies by state or jurisdiction. The map uses the following indicators: …

https://harmreductionhelp.cdc.gov/s/article/Drug-User-Health-Policy-Map

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Drug User Health NASTAD

(1 days ago) WebDrug User Health. Since its founding in 1992, NASTAD members have been concerned about the role of drug use in the transmission of HIV and HCV, health outcomes for …

https://nastad.org/teams/drug-user-health

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America’s New Drug Policy - The New York Times

(7 days ago) WebMay 4, 2023. For decades, the U.S. focused on trying to scare people away from drugs, instituting tough criminal penalties and emphasizing law enforcement over addiction treatment. But a major

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/briefing/us-drug-policy-reducing-harm.html

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Drug Policies and Policy Reform Drug Policy Facts

(1 days ago) WebInformation about policies related to controlled substances and people who use drugs as well as policy reforms in the US and around the world. According to the …

https://www.drugpolicyfacts.org/chapter/drug_policy

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FACT SHEET: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose …

(Just Now) WebAccording to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 40.3 million people aged 12 or older had a past-year substance use disorder. Meanwhile, more than …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-addressing-addiction-and-the-overdose-epidemic/

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The opioid epidemic and emerging public health policy …

(9 days ago) WebDr. Giroir: Just to level set where we are, there are multiple data sources, and you hear lots of numbers, but the national survey on drug use and health—and is the survey that …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/overdose-epidemic/opioid-epidemic-and-emerging-public-health-policy-priorities

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White House Drug Policy Director Statement on New …

(1 days ago) WebWashington, D.C. – Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta released the following statement on the U.S. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/briefing-room/2024/02/01/white-house-drug-policy-director-statement-on-new-actions-to-expand-access-to-treatment-and-save-lives/

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HHS, SAMHSA Release 2022 National Survey on Drug Use …

(5 days ago) WebToday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20231113/hhs-samhsa-release-2022-nsduh-data

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The public health dimension of the world drug problem: how …

(8 days ago) WebOverview . The world drug problem has multiple public health dimensions encompassing vulnerability to drug use disorders and dependence, treatment and care …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-MVP-EMP-2019.02

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2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Releases

(1 days ago) WebThe2020 Methodological Summary and Definitionsreport summarizes the 2020 NSDUH methods and other supporting information relevant to estimates of substance use and …

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/release/2020-national-survey-drug-use-and-health-nsduh-releases

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Defining and Implementing a Public Health Response to Drug Use …

(1 days ago) WebAPHA Policy Statement 7015 – Narcotic Epidemic [8] APHA Policy Statement 6907 – Drug Abuse [9] Abstract. Drug use and misuse continue to create …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2014/07/08/08/04/defining-and-implementing-a-public-health-response-to-drug-use-and-misuse

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National Survey on Drug Use and Health - SAMHSA

(5 days ago) WebThe National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted annually by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), provides …

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health

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Why We Need Drug Policy Reform - Open Society Foundations

(Just Now) WebThrough grantmaking, advocacy and communications, research, and dialogue, the Open Society Foundations have supported reforms that promote public health, security, …

https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/explainers/why-we-need-drug-policy-reform

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Drug User Health - New York State Department of Health

(1 days ago) WebThe Drug User Health Hubs are expected to improve the availability and accessibility of an array of appropriate health, mental health, and medication assisted treatment services …

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/consumers/prevention/

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Drug policy and drug use OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office

(8 days ago) WebDrug policy and drug use. Human rights are central to international drug control. States remain legally bound by their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil human rights …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-health/drug-policy-and-drug-use

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Harm Reduction - Drug Policy Alliance

(7 days ago) WebHarm reduction is a set of ideas and interventions that seek to reduce the harms associated with both drug use and punitive drug policies. For example, using naloxone reverses …

https://drugpolicy.org/harmreduction/

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Office of Drug User Health - New York State Department of Health

(6 days ago) WebThe Office of Drug User Health, established in 2016, houses several initiatives, each aligned with the philosophy, principles, and practices of harm reduction. Harm …

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/consumers/prevention/oduh/

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Drug User Health Washington State Department of Health

(5 days ago) WebThe Drug User Health team, housed in the Office of Infectious Disease, works collaboratively to support programs that address infectious disease among people who …

https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/drug-user-health

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Drug Policy as a Health Issue American Civil Liberties Union

(5 days ago) WebDrug Policy as a Health Issue. Document Date: February 15, 2001. Among the most disastrous costs of the war on drugs are its detrimental consequences for …

https://www.aclu.org/documents/drug-policy-health-issue

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Addiction and Health National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

(Just Now) WebCancer. HIV/AIDS. Hepatitis B and C. Lung disease. Mental disorders. Beyond the harmful consequences for the person with the addiction, drug use can cause serious health …

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/addiction-health

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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

(5 days ago) WebWASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive …

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/05/09/dea-releases-2024-national-drug-threat-assessment

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Public health approaches to substance use: a scoping review - LWW

(5 days ago) WebIntroduction. Substance use is a global public health concern, and includes legal psychoactive substance use (ie, legally regulated drugs, such as tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, and prescription drugs) and illegal psychoactive substance use (ie, controlled substances where trade, possession, or consumption may be criminalized, such as …

https://journals.lww.com/jbisrir/Fulltext/2022/09000/Public_health_approaches_to_substance_use__a.16.aspx

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Drug Policy - DEA.gov

(8 days ago) WebDrug Policy. The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 What, if any, risk there is to the public health. (7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability. (8) Whether the …

https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-policy

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Drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 but remain high

(4 days ago) WebUpdated Wednesday May 15 at 1:25 p.m. ET. Preliminary data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found fatal drug …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/15/1251239829/us-drug-overdose-deaths-provisional-2023

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Protecting and Advancing the Health of Women Through Policy, …

(7 days ago) WebBy: Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs and Kaveeta P. Vasisht, M.D., PharmD, Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health and Director of …

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/protecting-and-advancing-health-women-through-policy-research-education-and-outreach

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Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders Medicare

(Just Now) WebMedicare covers certain screenings, services, and programs that aid in the treatment and recovery of mental health and substance use disorders. If you or someone you know is …

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/mental-health-substance-use-disorder

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Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law

(4 days ago) WebLaw enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl increased dramatically in number and size between 2017 to 2023 in the U.S., especially in pill form, according to a new …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/over-115-million-pills-containing-illicit-fentanyl-seized-law-enforcement-2023

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More than 320,000 children lost a parent to drug overdoses in a

(2 days ago) WebIn a decade of drug overdoses, more than 320,000 American children lost a parent. Esther Nesbitt lost two of her children to drug overdoses, and her grandchildren …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/08/1249918051/drug-overdose-orphans-opioids-cdc-nida

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The U.S. Is Making Marijuana a Schedule III Drug. Here’s What That

(1 days ago) WebThe Biden administration moved on Thursday to downgrade marijuana from the most restrictive category of drugs. The proposed rule, submitted to the Federal Register, …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/politics/marijuana-schedule-drug-biden.html

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(9 days ago) WebThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (PDF 4.1 MB) (Public Law 117–328) (CAA, 23) was enacted in December of 2022. The CAA, 23 funded SAMHSA for Fiscal Year 2023 and included several provisions that reauthorized, strengthened, and expanded mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) programs administered …

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-regulations

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KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: The Public’s Use and Views of …

(1 days ago) WebPolling. KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s views and use of an an increasingly popular class of prescription drugs used for weight loss and to …

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2024-the-publics-use-and-views-of-glp-1-drugs/

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Does Legalizing Cannabis Increase Adolescent Use - The New …

(9 days ago) WebMany health experts have worried that relaxing the laws around cannabis will lead to more use of the drug among minors. But Rebekah Levine Coley , a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/health/marijuana-weed-adolescents-coley.html

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About Underage Drinking Alcohol Use CDC

(6 days ago) WebAlcohol is the most common drug that young people use in the United States. 3. Young people who drink alcohol are more likely to engage in risky behaviors that can …

https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/underage-drinking/index.html

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Do Not Use Cue Health’s COVID-19 Tests - U.S. Food and Drug

(3 days ago) WebIf you have questions, email the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) at [email protected] or call 800-638-2041 or 301-796-7100. The …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/do-not-use-cue-healths-covid-19-tests-due-risk-false-results-fda-safety-communication

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UnitedHealth's unit announces new drug pricing model Reuters

(3 days ago) WebHealth category AstraZeneca to build $1.5-bln cancer drug plant in Singapore May 20, 2024 Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals category Genetic profile may predict best …

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/unitedhealths-unit-announces-new-drug-pricing-model-2024-05-20/

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