Addiction: what’s new in 2023

Rev Med Suisse. 2024 Jan 17;20(856-7):12-14. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2024.20.856-7.12.

ABSTRACT

Addiction medicine is currently facing new challenges, such as drug epidemics and open drug scenes. It is responding to these challenges with a range of innovations: 1. The commercialization of opioid-assisted treatment (OAT) is a major step forward. 2. In Geneva, a community outreach project involving mental health peer practitioners targets the emerging crack scene, demonstrating its effectiveness in directing this marginalized population towards care. 3. In Switzerland, two projects in French-speaking Switzerland are testing hybrid models of cannabis regulation. Evaluation of these projects will guide the best approach to cannabis regulation.

PMID:38231092 | DOI:10.53738/REVMED.2024.20.856-7.12