Childhood trauma is linked to later addiction. As a preventive measure, Trudy Meehan of RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences explains in The Conversation how to talk to children when terrorist attacks and violence dominate the news. Your own…
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EU controls 9 drug precursors
The European Commission took a major step to introduce EU-wide controls on 9 high-risk precursor chemicals used in illicit drug production via new legislation this week. The Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/314 builds on the first EU-level precursor assessments carried out…
SAMHSA updates guidance on MOUD and harm reduction
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued two Dear Colleague letters — one warning against the use of medications for opioid use disorder without accompanying support services, and one outlining the administration’s curtailed list of allowable harm…
Research news roundup
The Partnership to End Addiction collated recent research including Cascade of care for opioid use disorder among Medicaid beneficiaries, Tianeptine misuse, Mapping substance use prevention funding, Broad and substance-specific pathways of addiction risk, and more.
$28billion hemp industry faces burnout
While medical marijuana gets a federal lifeline, hemp founders are facing a total wipeout of high-dose products this November. “On a federal legal level, marijuana is like the bad big brother of weed that always gets in trouble, while hemp…
Using drugs to fall asleep
The National Center for Health Statistics published 2 reports about sleep for adults in the US. Almost 13% of adults used some kind of sleep aid most days or every day: 5.2% used prescription sleep medications, 5.7% used over-the-counter medications or…
Australia wastewater drug monitoring
Australia’s use of methamphetamine has doubled in a decade, the Guardian reported from Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Report 25 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. 26.8 tonnes of methylamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and MDMA was consumed August 2024-August 2025, a 21%…
