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Simultaneous marijuana, alcohol use linked to worse outcomes
Young adults who simultaneously use alcohol and marijuana consume more drinks, spend more time high, and report more negative alcohol-related...
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U.S. counties hit hard by a lack of psychiatric care
Counties without psychiatrists and broadband had significantly higher rates of adult depression, frequent mental distress, drug overdose mortality...
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Growing public perception that cannabis is safer than tobacco
There was a significant shift over time toward an increasingly favorable perception of cannabis; more respondents reported cannabis was “somewhat...
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Adaptive treatment aids smoking cessation
Patches for smoking cessation were more successful with added bupropion for nonresponders.
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Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at all-time high
The biggest increases have been in the adult cohort aged 35-50 years.
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Gene therapy offers new way to fight alcohol use disorder
Compared to primates that received a placebo intravenously, those that received the growth factor gene decreased their drinking by about 90%. They...
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Four factors complicate treating OUD in primary care
Inflexible scheduling and conflicting attitudes on expanding buprenorphine and naltrexone services are among barriers, survey respondents say.
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Medications for opioid addiction significantly underutilized
“More than 80,000 people are dying of a drug overdose involving an opioid every year, while safe and effective medicines to treat opioid use...
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OxyContin marketing push still exacting a deadly toll, study says
The authors say their findings support the view that the opioid epidemic is creating a converging public health crisis, as it is fueling a surge...
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A new and completely different pain medicine
Patients assigned to the highest dose of VX-548 had a statistically significant lower cumulative amount of pain in the 48 hours after surgery.
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Nonalcohol substance use disorder tied to bariatric surgery
Only gastric bypass was associated with an increased incidence of nonalcoholic substance use disorder.