addiction and drug use Posts
When addiction and COVID-19 collide
The coronavirus outbreak could worsen America’s substance use crisis. USC addiction expert Adam Leventhal explains why it matters to all of us. (Originally posted at Trojan Family Magazine.) By Eric Lindberg Adam Leventhal Odds are about 50-50 that you know...
Nearly half of teens who vape say they want to quit
A new USC study finds an urgent need for vaping cessation programs similar to those aimed at kids who smoke cigarettes. Nearly 45% of teens surveyed about vaping reported seriously thinking about quitting. (Illustration/iStock) Behind the headlines about skyrocketing...
Watch ‘The Intersection of Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Addiction’
Adam Leventhal and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula On Thursday at 1 p.m., join Adam Leventhal, PhD, Director of the USC Institute for Addiction Science, and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD, Senior Fellow at the USC Schaeffer Center, for a discussion, “The Intersection of Two...
Keck School’s Bluthenthal quoted in NYT story on rising overdose deaths
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, professor of preventive medicine and Associate Dean for Social Justice, was quoted in a July 15 story in The New York Times on the rising number of drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. OD deaths fell for the first time in a...
In defense of needle exchange programs
Ricky Bluthenthal, professor of preventive medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC, is defending needle exchange programs as they face closure in various U.S. cities. The programs offer clean needles in exchange for old ones to lower the risk of HIV and hepatitis C...
Opioid epidemic may be driving illicit drug users to use needles sooner
Injection comes more quickly to those born in the ’80s and ’90s, increasing their risk of HIV, mental health disorders, overdose and early death Injection drug use is on the rise, with many people transitioning from prescription opioid abuse, according to researchers....
New book explores substance and behavioral addictions
A new book by Steven Sussman, PhD, USC professor of preventive medicine, psychology and social work, takes a broad, multidisciplinary look at addiction. "Substance and Behavioral Addictions: Concepts, Causes, and Cures" focuses on two categories of addiction,...
USC public health article among JAMA’s most talked-about in 2016
Among the most popular articles medical journal JAMA published in 2016 is a study on e-cigarette vaping co-authored by a Department of Population and Public Health Sciences researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "Association of e-Cigarette Vaping and...