Search results for "Substance use"
Study charts rising rates of U.S. psilocybin use across age groups
Among U.S. adults, self-reports of having ever used psilocybin increased from 10.0% in 2019 to 12.1% in 2023, and there was a 201% increase in the rate of psilocybin exposures reported to poison centers, prompting researchers to call for increased education and surveillance of the substance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/04/22/1.htm
22 Apr 2025
Smartphone apps compared for smoking cessation
Patients using a smartphone application for smoking cessation based on coping skills had a nearly 1.5 times higher odds of quitting smoking compared with those who used an app that teaches avoiding triggers for smoking.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/29/5.htm
29 Sep 2020
USPSTF recommends screening for unhealthy drug use in adults
This new statement replaces the 2008 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation, which concluded that the evidence at that time was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/16/4.htm
16 Jun 2020
Evidence lacking on efficacy of prescription drug monitoring programs
Features of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with reductions in overdoses included mandatory review of data by clinicians before writing prescriptions, frequent (at least weekly) updates of data, clinician authorization to access data, and monitoring of nonscheduled drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/08/1.htm
8 May 2018
Assessment may offer another option for substance abuse screening
A screening tool has high sensitivity and specificity for identifying use of illicit drugs and prescription medications, which might be useful to address an opioid epidemic and high rates of overdose deaths across the U.S.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/06/2.htm
6 Jun 2017