Health
Why do I sleep so much? Reasons for oversleeping
Your eyes close and your mind shuts down the second your head hits the pillow, but you wake up 10 hours later still feeling tired.
Mar 15, 2023
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News tagged with illicit drug
Medications
What is naloxone and should everyone have access to it?
Two panels that advise the Food and Drug Administration are recommending that naloxone nasal spray be approved for over-the-counter sale for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses. The Joint Nonprescription Drugs Advisory ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Health
Study refutes industry claims that ban on menthol cigarettes leads to increased use of illegal smokes
A new research study has found that banning menthol cigarettes does not lead more smokers to purchase menthols from illicit sources, contradicting claims made by the tobacco industry that the proposed ban of menthol cigarettes ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Medications
New York doctors are now required to prescribe naloxone to some patients on opioid painkillers
Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Addiction
Most reported substance use among adolescents held steady in 2022
The percentage of adolescents reporting substance use in 2022 largely held steady after significantly declining in 2021, according to the latest results from the Monitoring the Future survey of substance use behaviors and ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Addiction
Three new biomarkers identified to detect consumption of emerging synthetic cannabinoid
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging subclass of synthetic cannabinoids, called OXIZID, to monitor potential abuse. OXIZIDs ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Addiction
Why claims that NZ's smokefree policy could fuel an illicit tobacco trade don't stack up
The New Zealand parliament is currently considering a new smokefree law to implement key components of the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
Oct 19, 2022
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Addiction
A new urine test could help curtail the use of the latest synthetic cannabinoids to enter the drug scene
A first-of-its-kind study published today in AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal shows that a novel drug test detects a new class of synthetic cannabinoids called OXIZIDs. This test could enable drug enforcement agencies to ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Addiction
Disruption to Australian ecstasy market following COVID-19 restrictions, report finds
The Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has found evidence of ongoing disruption to Australian ecstasy markets since COVID-19 and associated restrictions.
Sep 21, 2022
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Cardiology
Illicit drugs are used by one in ten intensive cardiac care unit patients, study finds
Illicit drug use is associated with a nearly nine-fold greater risk of death or life-threatening emergencies in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.
Aug 26, 2022
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