COVID-19 broken access: implications for individuals with substance use disorders.

The impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic created a paradigm shift in the delivery of substance abuse treatment services. Still, it also provided an opportunity for healthcare workers and professionals, and treatment providers to adjust, problem-solve, and meet these challenges head-on. The pandemic led practitioners and healthcare professionals to change how they deliver treatment options but still ensuring that their clients received access to adequate and effective clinical services.

MDMA (ecstasy/molly) use among African Americans: The perceived influence of hip-hop/rap music.

Over the past two decades, the demographic profile of MDMA (ecstasy/molly) users has changed. In particular, African American MDMA use has risen in some cities. One explanation of this new trend is the drug's recent popularity (as molly) in hip-hop/rap (HHR) music.