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Racial Disparity Seen in Naloxone Administration
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – In Pennsylvania, from 2019 to 2021, Black people who died from overdose deaths had lower odds of naloxone administration compared with White and Hispanic people, according to...
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....
Shared Fentanyl Pipe Residue a New Overdose Danger
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – San Francisco researchers report that smoking has now replaced injections as the most common way of ingesting illicit fentanyl. That switch has created a potentially deadly...
Cannabis Edibles Are Triggering Poisonings Among Older Users
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses. A new...
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...
Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found. The number of pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement was 2,300 times...
Number, Size of Seizures of Fentanyl Increasing in the United States
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – The number and size of seizures of fentanyl are increasing in the United States, with most seizures occurring in the West, according to a study published online May 13 in the...
How Long Does Marijuana THC Linger in Breast Milk?
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – New mothers who like to smoke marijuana might wind up exposing their babies to THC through their own breast milk, a new study says. THC, the intoxicating compound in...
More Than 321,000 U.S. Kids Lost a Parent to Drug ODs in a Decade
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – More than 320,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose during the past decade, according to a new study reported May 8 in JAMA Psychiatry. What’s more, the death r...
Maltreatment as a Child Ups Odds of Substance Use Admissions by Age 40 Years
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – People with a history of child maltreatment (CM) appear to have significantly higher odds of inpatient admissions for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and other substance use...
Big Rise in Emergencies Involving Synthetic Weed Among Kids, Adults
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – Calls to U.S. poison centers regarding so-called synthetic cannabis jumped 88% between 2021 and 2022, as use of these legally sold products rose, research shows. Synthetic...
A Parent's Watchful Eye Does Keep Kids From Drugs, Alcohol: Study
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Parents can be very effective buzzkills for their teens, just by letting kids know they’re being closely watched, a new study reports. Teenagers are less likely to drink, s...
Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study. Overall, these two causes made up...
Elimination of Buprenorphine Waiver Had Moderate Effect
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Elimination of the buprenorphine waiver increased the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased the number of patients in whom buprenorphine treatment was initiated,...
Cannabis Use Disorder Increasingly Seen in Teens Scheduled for Surgery
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – For adolescents scheduled for surgery, the prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing and is associated with higher odds of postoperative complications, according...
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