Medical research
Wastewater samples reveal new psychoactive drugs
More than a dozen new psychoactive drugs have been detected in 16 countries by an international wastewater surveillance program.
Apr 27, 2023
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Addiction
Australia second in the world for methylamphetamine use
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) today released the 14th report of its National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program (the Program). This report presents data on Australia's drug consumption for 12 substances. ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists pry apart party drug's therapeutic, addictive qualities
Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have succeeded in distinguishing the molecular pathway responsible for an illicit drug's abuse potential from the one behind its propensity to make people feel sociable.
Dec 11, 2019
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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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Medications
Prescription and illicit drug abuse is timely new topic on NIHSeniorHealth.gov
(Medical Xpress) -- Data from national surveys reveal a disturbing trend for 50- to 59-year-olds: the number of those reporting past-month abuse of illicit drugs — including the nonmedical use of prescription drugs — ...
Jun 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here's how to reduce the harms
People who use illicit drugs, whether they are dependent or use them occasionally, are potentially at increased risk of harm during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 15, 2020
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Health
E-cigarette or drug delivery device?
Devices marketed as "electronic cigarettes" are in reality crude drug delivery systems for refined nicotine, posing unknown risks with little new benefits to smokers, according to tobacco control experts.
Jul 20, 2011
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Addiction
Is evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the result we're after
The government's announcement in the May 2017 budget of a trial of random drug testing of 5,000 Youth Allowance and Newstart recipients has been almost universally criticised. While the prime minister claimed the program ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cannabis psychosis, gender matters
There has been much research exploring the nature of the relationship between cannabis and psychosis, however the role of gender in relation to cannabis psychosis is less well explored and understood.
Jul 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Florida latest place to declare emergency over hepatitis A
Officials have declared a public health emergency over the rising number of hepatitis A cases in Florida, the latest part of the country dealing with outbreaks of the liver disease.
Aug 2, 2019
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