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Considerable Gaps Seen in Provision of Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – There are considerable gaps in provision of effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) at U.S. substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities, according to a...
12.7 Percent of Adults Using Fentanyl or Heroin Report Ever Using Xylazine
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – A considerable proportion of adults reporting illegally manufactured fentanyl (IMF) or heroin use also use xylazine, according to research published in the July 4 issue of the...
2017 to 2022 Saw Rise in Cannabis-Related Disorder Encounters in Seniors
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in the rates of cannabis-related disorder encounters among U.S. Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older, according to a...
Rates of Problem Marijuana Use Are Rising Among Seniors
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – As marijuana use becomes legal and more accepted across America, more seniors are developing unhealthy relationships with the drug, a new report suggests. A look at data on...
There's Another 'Magic' Mushroom Being Sold in Gummies -- But It Can Kill
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Growing public fascination with “magic” psilocybin mushrooms as a trendy treatment for depression had led to increased interest in another type of psychedelic mushroom, a n...
Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder. Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising r...
One in Six Primary Care Patients Report Cannabis Use
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – One in six adult primary care patients report using cannabis, according to a study published online June 5 in JAMA Network Open. Lillian Gelberg, M.D., from the UCLA David ...
1 in 6 Patients Who Quit Antidepressants Get 'Discontinuation Symptoms'
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Roughly 1 in 6 people who stop taking an antidepressant will experience symptoms caused by discontinuing the drug, a new review finds. However, only 1 in 35 will experience...
Many Americans Are Using Marijuana to Manage Health Issues
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – One in six patients serviced by a major California health care system said they used marijuana regularly, with many citing health reasons for doing so, a new study finds. In...
Drug-Linked Infant Deaths Doubled in U.S. in 4 Years
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – As an epidemic of drug abuse cuts it way through America, none are left unharmed, even the very young. New data finds that the rate of infants dying from drug-related...
32 Percent of U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Died of a Drug Overdose
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults report knowing someone who died of a drug overdose, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Health Forum. Alene...
Almost 1 in 3 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From a Drug Overdose
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who's died of a drug overdose....
U.S. Justice Department Moves to Reclassify Weed as Less Risky Drug
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, setting the stage for a significant shift in the nation's drug policy. In a...
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time in 7 Years
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 show the first decline in such deaths since 2018....
Getting Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Tougher for Rural Americans
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 — When folks in rural America need treatment for a substance use disorder, significant obstacles stand in their way, researchers say. They are more likely to have to look outside ...
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