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(HealthDay News, April 11, 2019) Between July 2016 and December 2017, 91 people in the U.S. died after overdosing on kratom, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(U.S. News, May 22) A new study links parental long-term opioid use to an increased suicide risk in their children.

(May 23, 2019) Take a peek into the inner workings of the Drug Enforcement Administration in our 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.” 

(HealthDay News, May 10) If “doctor shopping” – the practice of going to many different doctors and/ or families for prescription drugs – doesn’t work, people looking to misuse opioid prescription drugs often turn to family members.

(Reuters Health, May 9) – Fewer people died due to opioids in states where naloxone is available without a prescription, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

(The Washington Post, May 7) In an effort to fight drug addiction researchers in China are testing deep brain stimulation – a treatment that has been used for disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

(May 9, 2019) The winners of the 2019 Operation Prevention Video PSA Challenge have just been announced!

(NBC News, May 2) Since 2012, cocaine deaths have been rising in the United States. 

(Science Daily, April 8) According to a new study, the use of performance-enhancing steroids could lead to an increase of cocaine use and addiction in teenagers.

(HealthDay News, April 30) – Since 1999, deaths of U.S. youth due to opioids have almost tripled, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.