Deaths with drugs as contributing factor are rising dramatically
While many people focus on the role of drugs in overdose deaths, a recent study shows that deaths where drugs were a contributing cause are also on the rise.
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While many people focus on the role of drugs in overdose deaths, a recent study shows that deaths where drugs were a contributing cause are also on the rise.
Sep 22, 2021
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Many communities were already struggling to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic when the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country in the spring of 2020. A new study led by researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health ...
Sep 17, 2021
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Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged in the country since the mid-2000. That is according to a study at Sweden's Karolinska ...
Sep 10, 2021
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An opioid overdose isn't a death sentence. In fact, estimates indicate that in the United States, only 4% to 18% of opioid overdoses that are treated in a hospital or pre-hospital setting—such as an ambulance or someone's ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Michael Copenhaver and Roman Shrestha from the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources have developed an improved measure for cognitive dysfunction risk for opioid-dependent patients in drug treatment programs.
Aug 16, 2021
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With overdose deaths surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, new findings from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggest easing access to a key medication to treat addiction.
Jul 28, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool, led by Dr. Abi Rose, have published a new study which showed that increased drinking during the first COVID-19 lockdown was associated with drinking to cope.
Jul 27, 2021
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Combined perceptions of the risk and availability of cannabis influence the risk of cannabis use more than perceived risk and perceived availability alone, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Adolescent marijuana use and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability, according to a survey of 12th graders in the United ...
Jun 24, 2021
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One in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2021
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