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Study Finds Improvement for Those Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) with Contingency Management Used

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that using contingency management (CM) at end-of-treatment improved outcomes on six common clinical problems during medication for OUD (MOUD): psychomotor stimulant use, polysubstance use, … read more

Providing Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ People in Substance Use Treatment Settings

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Division on Substance Use Disorders has created a one-of-a-kind, web-based training that will help substance use disorder treatment providers deliver more affirming care to their … read more

Practitioner Comfort Treating Substance Use Disorder Data

The New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative and the University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction are pleased to present the first set of key findings from our New Hampshire Baseline … read more

Addressing the Methamphetamine Crisis Before it Gets Worse

Methamphetamine use and fatal overdoses have been rising across the country. This brief provides current data and steps that can be taken in response to this issue.

Prevalence of Adolescent Cannabis Vaping

The findings of this study suggest that the prevalence of cannabis vaping has increased among adolescents in the US and Canada and that more effective preventive and response measures are … read more

Delta-8: Do You Know What It Is?

Delta-8 THC (Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol) is a naturally occurring chemical compound called a cannabinoid that’s found in small traces in hemp and cannabis (marijuana) plants. Delta-8 in the cannabis plant is estimated … read more

Supporting NH’s Young Adults: Where Can Communities Put Their Energy?

Julie Nicknair-Keon and Ashley Desrochers tell us how New Hampshire’s young adults deal with the high cost of living, low wages, access to affordable education and training, and a lack … read more

Beyond COVID: Prevention in a Post Pandemic Time

Traci Fowler, Senior Program Officer with the NH Charitable Foundation, in this podcast talks about what she’s seen in terms of prevention and what can be done to help people … read more

Xylazine spreads across the US: A growing component of the increasingly synthetic and polysubstance overdose crisis

This publication speaks to the increased use of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is being mixed with fentanyl, which has been observed in the US.

Understanding the Characteristics of Suicide in Young Children

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently published a study describing the characteristics of suicide in young children and the factors that sometimes precede these tragic events. The findings, … read more