AOD Update - News and Resources on Alcohol and Other Drugs Minnesota Department of Health sent this bulletin at 04/18/2024 10:00 AM CDT AOD Update – April 2024 View this as a webpage April 18, 2024 NEWS AND RESOURCES ON ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS Events and announcements Harnessing AI for your substance misuse prevention work (PTTC) – Apr. 18 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Minnesota commercial tobacco regulations series: Legal landscape of flavored tobacco products (Public Health Law Center) – April 24 from noon – 1 p.m. Strategies for preventing substance misuse in older adults (PTTC) – Apr. 25 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Demystifying medicine — Fentanyl and other drug addictions: Progress and challenges (NIH) – Apr. 23 from 3 – 5 p.m. Women's recovery: New tools for professionals (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation) -- Apr. 24 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Leveraging systems change for substance misuse prevention: An enhanced prevention learning series (PTTC) – May 7 from 3 p.m. Prevention across the lifespan - webinar 3: Substance use prevention among mid-life adults (PTTC) – May 9 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. Public meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) – May 9 from 11 – 5:30 p.m. Local action, life-saving impact: Utilizing opioid settlement funds for overdose prevention public health campaigns and promotions (NACCHO) – May 1 from 1 – 2 p.m. Data and research Some states unwisely cling to one-to-one syringe exchange instead of evidence based needs-based distribution (The Network for Public Health Law) Dose–response effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on perinatal outcomes (University of Mexico Health Sciences Center) Telehealth and delivery of alcohol use disorder treatment in the Veterans Health Administration (Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research) Reducing late-night alcohol sales curbed all violent crimes by 23% annually in a Baltimore neighborhood (Boston University School of Public Health) Alcohol raises heart disease risk, particularly among women (American College of Cardiology) Sober curiosity and participation in temporary alcohol abstinence challenges in a cohort of U.S. emerging adults (Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs) Peer comparison or guideline-based feedback and postsurgery opioid prescriptions (RAND Corporation) Medication-based treatment among rural, primary care patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder (Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment) Brief alcohol interventions are underutilized in persons with nonalcohol-associated chronic liver diseases (Hepatology Communications) Implementing a pharmacist-integrated collaborative model of medication treatment for opioid use disorder in primary care: study design and methodological considerations (Addiction Science and Clinical Practice) Public health interventions and overdose-related outcomes among persons with opioid use disorder (JAMA Network Open) Motivation and context of concurrent stimulant and opioid use among persons who use drugs in the rural United States: a multi-site qualitative inquiry (Harm Reduction Journal) The relationship between felt stigma and non-fatal overdose among rural people who use drugs (Harm Reduction Journal) County-level factors associated with a mismatch between opioid overdose mortality and availability of opioid treatment facilities (PLoS One) Effects of social media intervention on vaping intentions: Randomized dose-response experiment (Journal of Medical Internet Research) Alcohol (PDF) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Short Report | Alcohol-related ED visits (SAMHSA) Alcohol-related deaths are spiking. So why don’t we take alcohol addiction more seriously? (Association of American Medical Colleges) Racial and ethnic disparities in psychological care for individuals with FASD: a dis/ability studies and critical race theory perspective toward improving prevention, assessment/diagnosis, and intervention (Frontiers in Public Health) Should alcoholic beverages have cancer warning labels? (The New York Times) Why are older Americans drinking so much? (The New York Times) Alcohol: What families need to know to help protect young people (Drug Free) More women are drinking themselves sick. The Biden Administration is concerned (KFF Health News) A deep dive into the genetics of alcohol consumption (University of California—San Diego) Cannabis Teens are getting high on delta-8, or 'weed lite,' an unregulated form of THC (NPR) A new and free cannabis parent prevention resource is available (SAMMN) Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization (NPR) On the repeal list: Minnesota’s tax on illegal drugs that brings in zero dollars in revenue (MinnPost) Proposed changes to Minnesota’s cannabis law have one eye on the future market and one eye on the courts (MinnPost) Proposed ‘gram shop’ rule would allow ‘crossfading’ THC, alcohol at Minnesota bars unless you’re impaired (MinnPost) Proposed ‘modifications’ to Minnesota marijuana law range from licensing to expanded medical home grow (MinnPost) Toxic metal particles can be present in cannabis vapes even before the first use (American Chemical Society) Opioids and prescription drugs (Video): MDH Commissioner Brooke Cunningham speaks on Public Health Week (OPB Almanac) Bemidji State University community works to prevent possible drug deaths (MPR News) Minnesotans of color die of opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates (Star Tribune) Nitazenes: A new dangerous opioid (Drug Free) Advisory: Evidence-based, whole person care of pregnant people who have opioid use disorder (SAMHSA) Rural Americans are going without meds to fight opioid, alcohol addictions (HealthDay News) More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help? (KFF Health News) Track opioid settlement payouts — to the cent — in your community (KFF Health News) Plagued by drug overdoses, Milwaukee County tries a new approach (Governing) Commercial tobacco and e-cigarettes With a federal menthol ban looming, tobacco companies push 'non-menthol' substitutes (MPR News) Why increasingly popular Zyn nicotine pouches concern health experts (CNN) A triumph for public health: Affirmation of graphic warning labels (Public Health Law Center at Hamline School of Law) Heavy-smoking West Virginia becomes the 12th state to ban lighting up in cars with kids present (Associated Press) Other drugs Why Oregon's groundbreaking drug decriminalization experiment is coming to an end (NPR) Developing a vaccine for the 'zombie drug' xylazine (Science Daily) More powerful drugs called nitazenes are surfacing in Philly overdoses (Philadelphia Inquirer) Psychedelic medicine FDA grants breakthrough designation to psilocybin analog for major depressive disorder (Healio) Psilocybin side effects found to be tolerable, resolve within 2 days (Drug Topics) Psilocybin's role in trauma recovery may be mental and physical, study finds (Verywell Health) What psychedelics legalisation and decriminalisation looks like around the world (BBC) Indiana lawmakers send psilocybin research funding bill to governor (Marijuana Moment) Vermont Senate opens door to potential psilocybin mushroom research (Vermont Public) Connecticut lawmakers approve psilocybin decriminalization bill in ioint committee vote (Marijuana Moment) Senator Kirk Cullimore on Utah’s MDMA and psilocybin pilot program (Psychedelic Alpha) Learn more by visiting the MDH Alcohol and Other Drugs website. 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