USA. Attorney General Sessions and Acting DEA Administrator Patterson announce new tools to address opioid crisis WASHINGTON – Continuing to follow President Trump’s strong leadership on combatting the deadly opioid crisis, Attorney Gen…

USA. The True Cost Of Opioid Epidemic Tops $500 Billion, White House Says The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars. (atforum, 30.11.2017) http://atforum.com/2017/11…

ADDICTION: Policy Case Studies Series Established in 2008 and running until 2015, the Policy Case Studies series functioned as a component of the journal’s wider commitment to exploring how research has informed and produced change in addicti…

Bolivien. Morales' Controversial Coca Law Backed by Bolivian Court Coca has a unique history in Bolivia: considered a medicinal and religious plant by Indigenous communities, it's often used in teas and to combat altitude sickness…

USA. Nora Volkov: Mobilizing Citizen Science to Address the Overdose Epidemic In the terrorist attack in New York City on October 31, citizens on the scene shared information and pictures in real time via their smartphones, using social media apps…

USA: Vom Schmerzmittel zum Heroin Dtsch Arztebl 2017; 114(45): A-2093 / B-1766 / C-1724 Schmitt-Sausen, Nora Die USA kämpfen gegen eine beispiellose Drogenkrise. US-Präsident Donald Trump hat nun den nationalen Gesundheitsnotstand ausge…