AOD Update - News and Resources on Alcohol and Other Drugs Minnesota Department of Health sent this bulletin at 10/17/2024 10:00 AM CDT AOD Update – OCTOBER 2024 View this as a webpage October 17, 2024 NEWS AND RESOURCES ON ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS Events and announcements Including people with disabilities: A training series for tobacco control and cancer prevention professionals: Partnering for inclusion (Disability Inclusion Network) - Oct. 22 from 1 p.m. A closer look at the 34 FDA authorized e-cigarettes (Public Health Law Center) - Oct. 22 from 1 to 2 p.m. Cannabis Summit 2024 (Hazelden Betty Ford) - Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Addressing risk factors for youth substance misuse on the road to prevention success (PTTC Network) - Nov. 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. How does alcohol impact the lives of older adults – and what can we do about it? (NIAAA) - Dec. 3 from noon to 1 p.m. Biden-Harris Administration awards more than $1.5 billion in state and tribal opioid response grants to advance the president’s unity agenda for the nation (SAMHSA) Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder (NIH) New resources! First amendment primer (Public Health Law Center) Cannabis use among youth in Minnesota fact sheet is now available (MDH) A new report, Cannabis Policy Impacts Public Health and Health Equity, from the National Academies Science Engineering Medicine (NASEM) explores the public health implications of changes in the cannabis policy across the U.S. NIDA's Prenatal Action for Taking Healthy Steps (PATHS) toolkit is now available, offering evidence-based educational resources about the use of medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) during and after pregnancy Data and research Statewide trends in drug overdose: Preliminary 2023 data update (MDH) Factors associated with the availability of medications for opioid use disorder in US jails (JAMA Network Open) Punitive state policies targeting alcohol use during pregnancy and alcohol consumption among pregnant women (Scientific Reports) Substance use emergency department visits among youths with chronic conditions during COVID-19 (JAMA Network Open) Contextualizing the relationship between social isolation and substance abuse (The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders) Support for expanding access to cannabis among physicians and adults with chronic pain (JAMA Network Open) Characteristics and trends of prehospital encounters for opioid overdoses among US youth, 2018-2022 (JAMA Network) Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use (The Journal of Rural Health) Rural and urban differences in marijuana use following passages of medical marijuana laws (Public Health) Examining use of telehealth in jails: Linking women to community OUD services (BMC Women’s Health) Alcohol The role alcohol plays in new cancer cases – landmark new report (The Conversation) Report explores the role alcohol plays in new cancer cases (Medical Xpress) Alcohol can increase your cancer risk. What experts say about how much is too much (CBS News) Sober-curious young Americans may be changing the conversation around alcohol (NIAAA) Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest (MPR News) Cannabis US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says (AP News) Poll finds most Minnesotans aren't using pot, but favor national legalization of cannabis (MPR News) As America’s marijuana use grows, so do the risks (New York Times) Opioids and prescription drugs Preliminary data show a decrease in overdose deaths in 2023 (MDH) Can data stop death? Cook County, Illinois's new dashboard aims to try (Govtech) U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives (MPR News) Youth opioid overdoses spiked during the pandemic (MedScape) Opioid deaths fell in mid-2023, but progress is uneven and future trends are uncertain (KFF) Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder (NIDA) US will let more people take methadone at home (AP News) An industrial chemical is showing up in fentanyl in the U.S., troubling scientists (LA Times) New class of opioids that may be more potent than fentanyl emerges globally (The Guardian) Commercial tobacco and e-cigarettes More schools installing vape detectors, with money from Juul settlement (NPR) Researchers link electronic cigarettes and vaping to increased cardiovascular risk (Medical Xpress) Older e-cigarette users face increased odds of respiratory issues, study finds (Medical Xpress) TV ads for e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches show youth-appealing content that is banned for cigarettes (Truth Initiative) Psychedelic medicine Psilocybin shows greater long-term benefits over SSRI for depression (Neuroscience News) Researchers urge public health to find its place in the “psychedelic renaissance” (UC Berkeley) Psychedelic research at a crossroads (Science) There’s a growing grey market for psychedelic-fueled activities (Inside Hook) Learn more by visiting the MDH Alcohol and Other Drugs website. 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