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Tailored Text Messages May Help Cut Hookah Smoking

Tailored text messages cut hookah tobacco smoking by nearly half.

2012 to 2018 Saw Increase in Opioid-Linked Cardiac Arrest

The incidence of opioid-associated cardiac arrest increased significantly from 2012 to 2018, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2021: The Digital Experience.

Hospitalization Trends in Comorbid Chronic Liver Diseases, Substance Use Disorders

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Rita Aghjayan

Investigators aimed to describe trends in hospitalization among patients with comorbid chronic liver diseases and substance use disorders.

Review Explores Risk for Early-Onset Stroke, Parkinson Disease With Methamphetamine Use

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Emily Pond

The review authors sought to elucidate the neurological harms of methamphetamine, which are well-documented but poorly understood.

Who Is Treated for Substance Use Disorder During the Postpartum Period?

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Gloria Privler

The researchers studied mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome and/or prenatal substance exposure and whether they received treatment for substance use disorder.

Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Supply Side Approach to Reducing Use of Substances Among Adolescents Likely Ineffective

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Jessica Nye, PhD

How has adolescent substance use and the availability of substances changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers examine the issue.

Teens’ Perceived Availability of Pot, Alcohol, Vaping Devices Down During Pandemic

Findings based on survey taken before, during COVID-19 pandemic, but actual use did not decline as dramatically

Substance Misuse Among Gender Minority Adolescents Associated with Marginalization

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Emily Pond

Study data published in PLoS One suggest that gender minority (GM) adolescents may engage in substance use more frequently than their peers.

US Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrests Reached Unprecedented Highs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Emily Pond

With overdose deaths spiking during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, data was not disaggregated by month, race/ethnicity, or other social attributes. The study investigators utilized data from emergency medical services in racial/ethnic, social, and geographic trends in overdose-related cardiac arrests.

Impulsive Behavior Linked to Substance Use Disorder

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Heather R. Johnson

With substance use disorders being associated with high impulsivity and sensation seeking, this study aimed to clarify whether impulsivity-related traits and sensation seeking predict substance-related problems.