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Marijuana-derived compounds could reverse opioid overdoses
There's been a recent push in the U.S. to make naloxone—a fast-acting opioid antidote—available without a prescription. This medication has saved lives, but it's less effective against powerful synthetic opioids, such ...
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Evidence of increase in injecting drug use found in 190 countries, report global reviews
Evidence of an increase in injecting drug use at a global level highlights the need for improved coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID), say two new reviews ...
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Naloxone prescriptions increased at US hospitals between 2012 and 2019, finds study
Rates of prescriptions for naloxone to people at high risk for opioid overdose, as well as co-prescribing with opioids, has increased in emergency departments throughout the United States over the past decade, providing insight ...
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Research calls for more consumer protection to combat double danger of gambling with cryptocurrencies
A new study has highlighted how cryptocurrency investors often suffer gambling-related harms—and online gambling outlets accepting cryptocurrency as wagers pose even greater risks.
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Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths
A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago has used death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided access to medical cannabis. ...
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Can cannabis use disorder be accurately diagnosed?
Cannabis use disorder is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a problematic pattern leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, with symptoms that may include increased tolerance, ...
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Hispanic, Black and low-income adults are less likely to replace smoking with vaping, finds study
Growing evidence suggests that e-cigarettes may serve as a less harmful alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, but socioeconomic and racial inequities in cigarette and e-cigarette use are preventing certain populations ...
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Many young Australians exposed to e-cigarettes despite restrictions, study suggests
Although you can't legally buy nicotine e-cigarettes in Australia without a prescription, and promotion of e-cigarettes in general is restricted, new research suggests more young Australians are using them and finding them ...
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Switzerland tries slow-mo cannabis revolution
Switzerland, which pioneered prescription heroin and safe injection sites decades ago, is now experimenting with decriminalizing recreational cannabis, with the drug now available in some Basel pharmacies.
Mar 27, 2023
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Incentive program improves initiation of medication treatment for opioid use disorder after emergency visit
A novel statewide incentive program intended to improve "warm hand-offs" from Pennsylvania emergency departments to opioid use disorder treatment programs is associated with a 50% improvement in the initiation of medication-assisted ...
Mar 24, 2023
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How one state beat national surgery opioid trends
A statewide effort to treat the pain of surgery patients without increasing their risk of long-term dependence on opioids has paid off in Michigan, a study shows.
Mar 24, 2023
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Where there's smoke, there's thiocyanate: Researchers find tobacco users in Canada exposed to higher levels of cyanide
Tobacco users in Canada are exposed to higher levels of cyanide than smokers in lower-income nations, according to a large-scale population health study from McMaster University.
Mar 24, 2023
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Buprenorphine after nonfatal opioid overdose found to result in reduced risk of overdose death
Receiving medication for opioid use disorders, such as buprenorphine after an overdose, leads to lower mortality risk, according to a Rutgers study.
Mar 24, 2023
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Substance use disorders do not increase the likelihood of COVID-19 deaths, says study
New research from Boston Medical Center found that substance use disorders do not increase the likelihood of dying from COVID-19. Published in Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, the study showed that the increased risk ...
Mar 24, 2023
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New AI model using social media posts may help predict community deaths from opioid use
Clinicians and other professionals trying to stop the opioid crisis in the United States need all the tools they can to accurately identify communities at risk of large increases in deaths from opioid use and prevent deaths. ...
Mar 23, 2023
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When gambling becomes an addiction
Gambling can be a harmless hobby or a serious addiction. While gambling addicts are at risk of losing everything, the uncontrollable urge to continue keeps them going, often leading to compulsion. A Baylor College of Medicine ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests
Doctors often use urine tests to make sure patients taking medication for opioid addiction are sticking with treatment. A new study suggests they may be missing some cheaters.
Mar 22, 2023
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Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature
A new study suggests that a common genetic signature may increase a person's risk of developing substance use disorders, regardless of whether the addiction is to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or opioids. The research, led by ...
Mar 22, 2023
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New study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance use disorders
By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used. This dataset—one of the largest of its kind—may ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Racial disparities in US drug overdose fatalities significantly higher in 2020, shows study
The first year of the COVID pandemic saw significant increases in drug overdose deaths across the U.S., with rates higher than recent trends could have predicted.
Mar 22, 2023
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