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February 22, 2024

Events and announcements 

• Minnesota vs. JUUL labs: 2023 settlement agreement (Minnesota Department of Health) 
• Watch MDH's new public health lab video to see what substance testing looks like in the Public Health Lab (Minnesota Department of Health) 
• The Local Public Health Guide to Spending Opioids Settlement Funds has been updated (Minnesota Department of Health) 
• SmokefreeNative, a national texting program for Native Americans launched (SmokeFree.gov) 
• Biden-Harris administration marks two years of advancements in HHS’ overdose prevention strategy with new actions to treat addiction and save lives (SAMHSA) 
• Updated overdose prevention and response toolkit released (SAMHSA) 
• HHS finalizes new provisions to enhance integrated care and confidentiality for patients with substance use conditions (SAMHSA) 
• Perceptions of substance use and older adults (PTTC Network) - Feb. 22 from 9 - 10 a.m. 
• Cannabis prevention and education in Minnesota: Triage, timeline, and longer-term investment (Public Health Law Center) - Feb. 26 from 12 – 1 p.m.  
• Part 2: Links between vaping and adolescent behavioral health (PTTC Network) - Feb. 27 from 11:30 – 12:45 p.m. 
• Alcohol, equity, and social justice: Breaking the silence (PTTC Network) - Feb. 27 from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. 
• Expanding harm reduction through increased syringe access (SAMHSA) - Feb. 28 from 1 – 2:30 p.m.  
• Cannabis and mental health (ATTC Network) - Feb. 28 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. 
• Recovery of adolescents with SUD disorders (ATTC Network) - Feb. 28 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. 
• Examining the use of braided funding for substance use disorder services (SAMHSA) - Feb. 29 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. 
• Part 3: Vaping prevention and interventions in schools (PTTC Network) - Mar. 5 from 11:30 – 12:45 p.m. 

Data and research

• Characteristics of alcohol, marijuana, and other drug use among persons aged 13–18 years being assessed for substance use disorder treatment — United States, 2014–2022 (MMWR) 
• Comparison of administration of 8-milligram and 4-milligram intranasal naloxone by law enforcement during response to suspected opioid overdose — New York, March 2022–August 2023 (MMWR) 
• Routes of drug use among drug overdose deaths — United States, 2020–2022 (MMWR) 
• Adolescent residential addiction treatment in the US: Uneven access, waitlists, and high costs (Health Affairs) 
• Use, marketing, and appeal of oral nicotine products among adolescents, young adults, and adults (Science Direct) 
• Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022 (NIDA)  
• Recent trends in mental health and substance use concerns among adolescents (KFF) 
• Factors associated with gaps in naloxone knowledge: Evidence from a 2022 Great Plains survey (Harm Reduction Journal) 
• Study: More older adults are using cannabis post-pandemic (Tribune News Service) 
• Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases (Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health) 
• The overdose crisis among U.S. adolescents (The New England Journal of Medicine) 
• Removing largest serving sizes of wine decreases alcohol consumption, study finds (PLOS) 
• Hidden inequities: Intersectional study uncovers stark disparities in substance use treatment completion among women of color (Alcohol Research Group) 
• Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and younger adults are less likely to attend AA (Alcohol Research Group) 
• California bridge study finds emergency department buprenorphine linked to sustained opioid use disorder treatment (Public Health Institute) 
• Differential associations of alcohol use with ischemic heart disease mortality by socioeconomic status in the US, 1997-2018 (JAMA Network) 
• Longitudinal stability of reward and relief drinking phenotypes in community and treatment-seeking individuals who engage in heavy drinking (Wiley) 
• Intersectional disparities in outpatient alcohol treatment completion by gender and race and ethnicity (Wiley) 
• Substance use, suicidal thoughts, and psychiatric comorbidities among high school students (JAMA Network) 

Alcohol

• Experts say long COVID could lead to alcohol intolerance (KARE 11) 
• How does alcohol affect your gut health? (New York Times) 
• What reducing alcohol can do for your health (PBS News Hour) 
• Young people are drinking less. But one group is undoing those gains (Washington Post) 
• The hottest beer in America doesn’t have alcohol (Wall Street Journal) 
• Cartoons on an IPA can? These New Hampshire teens say frothy beer labels need to sober up (NHPR) 
• Is strong beer coming to Minnesota grocery stores? Senate committee leader hopes so (MinnPost) 

Cannabis

Opioids and prescription drugs

Tobacco and e-cigarettes

• Delayed menthol cigarette ban spurs debate over impact on Black Americans (NPR) 
• Menthol and flavors rules implementation delayed: What local health departments can do about it (NACCHO) 
• State e-cigarette registry bills and what to make of them (Public Health Law Center) 
• The regulatory puzzle or metatine and the challenge of no-nicotine claims (Public Health Law Center) 
• What to know about ZYN, the nicotine substitute going viral and facing scrutiny (ABC News) 
• Are ZYN nicotine pouches harmful to your health? What to know. (The New York Times) 
• UK government to ban disposable vapes to prevent use by children (Reuters) 

Other drugs

• Ketamine economy: New mental health clinics pop up with few rules (NPR) 
• Tianeptine: "Gas station heroin" (Drug Free) 

Psychedelic medicine

• FDA accepts, grants priority review of NDA for MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD (Psychiatric Times) 
• Landmark study highlights efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD (Psychiatric Times) 
• Psilocybin may reduce treatment-resistant depression in bipolar type II (Neurology Advisor) 
• LSD could be effective in treating anxiety, clinical trial shows (Medical News Today) 
• Psychedelic pharmacists association Is working to promote, establish the role of the pharmacist in psychedelic-assisted therapy (Pharmacy Times) 
• Drug busts of 'magic mushrooms' went way up in recent years, study finds (NPR) 

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