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Latest Data Show 22 U.S. Teens Die of Overdoses Each Week
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – An average of 22 U.S. teens die each week from drug overdoses, a death toll driven by the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, a new study reports. Researchers also have...
Addiction Treatment for Teens in Crisis Is Often Hard to Find
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – A 'secret shopper' study finds that for many American families, accessing inpatient treatment for a teen battling addiction can be next to impossible. “If you are a family in ...
Access to Residential Addiction Treatment Centers for Teens Limited
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – For adolescents, access to U.S. residential addiction treatment centers is limited and costly, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs. Caroline...
Nicotine Study Shows Mind's Power When It Comes to Drugs
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – How much a person believes in the strength of a drug might influence how powerfully that drug influences brain activity, a new study has found. Smokers told to expect a low,...
One in Eight Older Adults Reports Using Cannabis in Past Year
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – One in eight U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years reports using cannabis in the past year, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research. ...
Marijuana Use Increasingly Linked to Addiction, Psychosis
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 (HealthDay news) – A rising tide of cannabis-related mental health problems is resulting from the widespread legalization of recreational weed in the United States, warns a...
FDA Approves First Test to Spot Folks at High Risk of Opioid Use Disorder
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – A newly approved test can determine whether a person has a genetically driven risk of becoming addicted to opioids. The AvertD test, the first of its kind, uses a DNA...
Childhood Trauma Could Raise Odds for Adult Physical Pain
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – Beyond a myriad of other consequences, childhood trauma appears to raise the specter of chronic pain in adulthood, new research shows. Researchers pored over 75 years'...
Levels of Substance Use Stable, Declined Among Students in 2023
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – The levels of alcohol, nicotine vaping, and cannabis use remained stable or declined among students in 2023, according to the results of the annual Monitoring the Future...
$18 Million in Illegal E-Cigarettes Seized by U.S. Authorities
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport has resulted in the seizure of 41 shipments of illegal electronic cigarettes worth more than $18 million, according...
FDA Seizes 1.5 Million Illegal Vaping Products, Including Elf Bar
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – Federal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China. A three-day operation at Los Angeles International...
Why Teens Use Marijuana: Study Finds It's Not Just About Getting High
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – Teens who avidly use weed typically use it either for enjoyment or to cope, but both uses have a dark side to them, new research finds. Teenagers who use marijuana for...
Drug Abuse Is Fueling Surge in Heart Infections Among Young Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – While rates of a deadly heart infection are dropping generally across the United States, a new report finds one exception: Young adults. In that group, rates of infective...
2018 to 2021 Saw Increase in Pregnancy-Linked Drug OD Mortality Ratios
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – From 2018 to 2021, pregnancy-associated overdose mortality ratios increased consistently for women aged 10 to 44 years, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in...
Cannabis Use Disorder Increasing Among Vets With Psychiatric Disorders
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – There is an increasing risk for cannabis use disorder among veterans with common psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The American Journal...
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