The University of Kansas Student Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favour of making Narcan training compulsory for all university staff, faculty and campus employees. The decision reflects growing concern over the opioid crisis among young adults across the United States. The Senate passed the resolution on 11 March 2026 with a vote of 34 to...
Nearly Two-Thirds of Young People Admit to Cannabis Use and Driving A study published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors has raised serious concerns about the relationship between cannabis use and driving safety. Researchers at Western Kentucky University found a clear link: the more frequently a young person uses cannabis, the more likely they are to...
Young people struggling with youth drug treatment needs have long been underserved by a system built around adults. That is now changing. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has published a landmark framework dedicated entirely to substance use disorder care for adolescents and young adults under 25, separating their standards from adult guidance for...
The New Mexico Department of Justice filed a landmark lawsuit against a string of convenience store chains and distributors, accusing them of fuelling a teen vaping crisis that left thousands of young people across the state addicted to nicotine-laced products. Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the legal action at a news conference. He named Circle...
Drug gangs running county lines networks have intensified their targeting of vulnerable young people across the Highlands. Workers at Barnardo’s Scotland say children as young as their early teens are being pulled into a web of debt, violence and criminal exploitation that grows harder to escape with every passing week. The warning follows a Scotland-wide...
Opioid prescriptions and child safety rarely appear in the same conversation, but new research suggests they urgently should. When a doctor hands over a prescription for painkillers, the question of who else in the household might reach those pills seldom gets asked. A major study published in JAMA Network Open in March 2026 provides a...
Belgium Tightens Alcohol Advertising Rules After Government Agreement Belgium’s federal government has agreed to overhaul its alcohol advertising rules, requiring all advertisements for alcoholic beverages to carry a mandatory health warning. Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke drove the proposal forward, marking one of the most significant shifts in the country’s public health approach to drinking in...
Scientists are raising serious concerns about cannabis use risks. A wave of new studies reveals troubling effects on the human body and mind. The findings are hard to ignore, and they span mental health, teenage brain development, emergency room surges, and vaping complications. A Booming Industry, A Mounting Concern Cannabis is no longer a fringe...
The choices you make in your twenties may feel a world away from who you will be at 65. But a landmark new study from the University of Michigan suggests the brain keeps a much longer record than most of us realise. Researchers found that young adult substance use, including binge drinking, frequent cannabis use,...
For the first time in over a decade, the United States now has dedicated clinical standards for adolescent substance use disorder. Experts say the timing could not be more urgent. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has unveiled a new volume of its widely used ASAM Criteria. It focuses entirely on adolescents and transition-aged...