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Outcomes from the medication assisted treatment pilot program for adults with opioid use disorders in rural Colorado
A rural pilot program for opioid use disorder treatment improved participants' physical and mental health. Patients also saw improvements in social functioning, employment, and reduced legal system involvement.
Relapse on the road to recovery: Learning the lessons of failure on the way to successful behavior change
The vignettes illustrate how individuals struggle to maintain new behaviors and often relapse, especially with addictive behaviors. Relapse is a common challenge in various behavior changes, not just addiction.
Predicting relapse in substance use: Prospective modeling based on intensive longitudinal data on mental health, cognition, and craving
This study found that craving, self-control, and mental distress are linked to substance use relapse. Understanding these dynamic factors in real-time could improve personalized interventions for patients.
Brain tract structure predicts relapse to stimulant drug use
This article explores brain connections to the nucleus accumbens, a key region in addiction. It investigates whether the structure of these connections can predict relapse in individuals with stimulant use disorder.
Neurodevelopmental origins of substance use disorders: Evidence from animal models of early-life adversity and addiction
Early life adversity is strongly linked to a higher risk of developing substance use disorder. It impacts brain development, making individuals, especially women, more vulnerable to addiction later in life.
Northeast Patients v. United Cannabis Patients
The court found Maine's residency rule for dispensary directors unconstitutional. It discriminated against out-of-state cannabis businesses, violating the dormant Commerce Clause.
Affinity Healthcare Group v. Township of Voorhees
The court ruled that recovering opioid addicts are protected by the ADA, striking down zoning that blocked a methadone clinic.
United States v. Adair
The court upheld Adair's 168-month sentence for leading an opioid ring. Despite her own addiction, she directed others and played a key organizing role in the operation.
State v. Casper
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld Casper's sentence and restitution. His extensive meth use, failed treatments, and violent history justified incarceration over rehabilitation.
United States v. Jocelyn Lopez-Sanchez
The court denied early release for Jocelyn Lopez-Sanchez, serving a fentanyl sentence. Her history of substance use and mental illness was not deemed "extraordinary" enough for compassionate release.
United States v. Horace Johnson
The court denied compassionate release due to Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine refusal, prior infection, and low prison case rates, despite his obesity and opioid use disorder.
The neurobiology of drug addiction: Cross-species insights into the dysfunction and recovery of the prefrontal cortex
Drug addiction is a chronic disease that causes widespread brain changes. This article reviews how drug abuse affects the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in emotion and decision-making.
Association of drug cues and craving with drug use and relapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A review of 237 studies found a significant link between drug cues, craving, and future drug use or relapse. These findings suggest that drug cues and craving are key factors in understanding drug use.
Prevalence of Mental Health Needs, Substance Use, and Co-occurring Disorders Among People Admitted to Prison
The number of people admitted to prison with both mental health needs and substance use disorders rose between 2009 and 2017. Methamphetamine and heroin use disorders increased, while cocaine use disorder decreased.
Gender differences among persons entering medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the community
Women beginning medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) were younger, more often White non-Hispanic and LGBTQ+, and had less incarceration than men.