University of Michigan School of Nursing researchers found that teens who used stimulant therapy to treat #ADHD were no more likely to use cocaine or methamphetamine as young adults than peers who did not. Lead researcher Sean Esteban McCable explains. Learn more: myumi.ch/AWQje

Hear from UMSN's Clayton J. Shuman, Ph.D., MSN, RN, assistant professor at UMSN, about the innovative ArtSpective project — a unique initiative that marries art with health care to transform the way nurses and other health care professionals view and care for individuals with substance use concerns. Discover the full story behind this compassionate approach! https://myumi.ch/23XE2

Watch the Eisenberg Family Depression Center's Data & Design Core and Dr. Terri Voepel-Lewis, PhD, Professor of Nursing, as they present a valuable overview of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) dataset and how it can be used for mental health research. The session features an overview of the dataset, what it includes, how it can be accessed and an example research project.

Since 2009, U.S. high school seniors have reported steep declines in medical use, misuse and availability of the three most commonly prescribed and misused controlled substances for teens, a new University of Michigan study found. Researchers compared use trends, sources and perceived availability of opioids, stimulants and benzodiazepines from 2009 to 2022. The research letter detailing the findings appears today in JAMA Network Open, the Journal of the American Medical Association. “To put these findings in context, the reduction over the past decade was like going from 1 in every 9 high school students using prescription drugs nonmedically down to 1 in every 40 high school students,” said Sean Esteban McCabe, U-M professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and director of the Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health. Learn more: https://news.umich.edu/last-decade-saw-big-decrease-in.../

As the drug overdose crisis continues to reshape families across the United States, a growing number of children are grieving the loss of a parent due to drug poisoning. This webinar will share the latest national- and state-level data on the prevalence and trends of parental overdose deaths and the emerging health, and social outcomes for bereaved children. Presented by Hope HQ & IRETA‬ About HopeHQ: HopeHQ serves bereaved children and their caregivers who have experienced the death of a parent or significant person from drug overdose, and professionals working with these families. *Please note that CEUs are not available for viewing recorded webinars*