Smartphone apps are a useful, patient-centered resource for continued substance use treatment. We’ll explore the two current FDA-cleared SUD treatment apps as well as other popular ones on the market to help you determine the best approach for discussing these apps with your patients.

Not all alternative therapies are created equal. In this interview with Dr. Steven Novella, we discuss the prevalence of alternative therapies among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) as well as the state of evidence for (or against) commonly utilized forms of complementary and alternative treatments for SUDs.

Remember the last two times we’ve worried about the program 13 Reasons Why? Now yet another study has found risk for teens watching 13 Reasons Why, and we are learning about gender differences as well. See the review and get our recommended resources for guiding families.

In the March/April 2019 issue we unpacked a study on the popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, which portrayed the bullying and suicide of a teenager. Although the program increased awareness of these issues, some clinicians argued that it glamorized suicide and would be detrimental to vulnerable viewers. In this issue we cover a follow up study examining the potential impact of the series on the suicide rate in teens.