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Young women experience less craving for cannabis following alcohol consumption
Alcohol and cannabis are commonly used together by young adults and rates of their co-use are increasing. Recent research has found that following any amount of alcohol use, young women experienced less craving for cannabis, ...
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Innovative toolkit blazes trail for healthcare providers to learn with patients struggling with opioid use, chronic pain
It's difficult to overstate the corrosive impact of Canada's ongoing opioid crisis. Since 2016, there have been over 40,000 opioid-related deaths across the country, devastating Canadian families from all walks of life. Opioid-related ...
Jun 22, 2025
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Study finds pregnant women who vape face fewer toxins than smokers
Pregnant women are exposed to lower levels of toxic chemicals if they vape during pregnancy compared with if they smoke cigarettes, according to new research led by scientists at City St George's, University of London and ...
Jun 21, 2025
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Alcohol alters gene function in the differentiating cells of the embryo, study finds
Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In laboratory cultures, it was found that the first cells of the nervous system are the most sensitive to ...
Jun 19, 2025
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Study finds treatment among women with drug use disorder increases with access to social safety net programs
Women with drug use disorder (DUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) are more likely to receive treatment when enrolled in Medicaid alongside other government assistance programs such as childcare, employment services, and SNAP ...
Jun 18, 2025
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More smokers quit after big hike in California tobacco tax
Researchers from the University of California San Diego and UC San Francisco have found that Proposition 56, a major tobacco tax increase that was overwhelmingly approved by California voters in 2016, was associated with ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Cannabis use linked to doubled risk of cardiovascular disease death
Cannabis use is linked to a doubling in the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, with significantly heightened risks of having a stroke or acute coronary syndrome—sudden reduced or blocked blood flow to the heart—finds ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Surprising drug combination cuts alcohol use and lessens nausea in clinical trial
Two existing medications—one used for smoking cessation and the other for depression—appear to work effectively together in treating alcohol use disorder. The combination reduces alcohol cravings, lowers consumption, ...
Jun 16, 2025
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New opioid testing techniques could lead to better therapies
As the opioid epidemic persists across the United States, a team of researchers from Brown University has developed new diagnostic techniques for detecting opioid compounds in adults with opioid use disorder and infants with ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Cheers or cheers-ious consequences? How older couples' drinking habits affect health
Older couples may want to take a closer look at their drinking habits together.
Jun 16, 2025
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Alcohol use disorder harms the brain's immune system earlier in women
The immune system is the body's protector. Following the detection of a potential threat, such as a bacterial or viral infection, a healthy immune system will attack the foreign invader. What many people don't realize is ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction
Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help treat addiction, depression and brain injuries.
Jun 16, 2025
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Should we be concerned about children seeing alcohol ads?
Alcohol advertising is everywhere—on TV, bus shelters, and social media. As a parent, keeping track of what your child sees can seem impossible. So, should we be concerned about children being exposed to alcohol ads?
Jun 16, 2025
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Alcohol-linked liver deaths rising in women and young adults, finds study
Alcohol-related liver disease deaths are increasing—and they're rising faster in some groups, including women, young adults and Indigenous people, new research shows.
Jun 13, 2025
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August 2023 marked the turning point in US drug overdose crisis, study finds
While the U.S. has recently seen a welcome downturn in drug overdose deaths, a new study from Northwestern Medicine is the first to pinpoint when the tide began to turn—identifying August 2023 as the national inflection ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco's perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks
Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using.
Jun 12, 2025
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College vaping rates linked to social discussions within close friend groups
College students are more likely to vape if their friends frequently talk about electronic cigarettes, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Arlington. The effect is particularly strong in tight-knit friend ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Cannabis use disorder may increase risk for certain psychiatric illnesses
Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Dope. Cannabis goes by many names. The drug has had a rocky history in the United States, but today, many states have legalized cannabis use or made it available with a doctor's prescription.
Jun 11, 2025
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E-cigarettes may emit harmful substances, raising safety concerns
Once marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, electronic cigarettes have been often considered less harmful by consumers. But emerging research reveals that vaping may carry serious health risks of its own. At the University ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Doctors raise concern over rise in recreational ketamine use
The rise in non-prescribed ketamine use across the UK in recent years is a cause for concern, say doctors in The BMJ.
Jun 11, 2025
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Prescribing ADHD medications via telehealth does not alter risk of substance use disorder, researchers find
Telehealth can make health care easier to access for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who need treatment, but experts worry about an increased risk of substance use disorder for patients being ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Why more youth are landing in the ER with vomiting from cannabis use
As cannabis use among youth rises in Canada—and THC potency reaches record highs—emergency departments are seeing a surge in cases of a once-rare condition: cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).
Jun 11, 2025
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Fewer than 500 neurons are associated with the suppression of binge drinking, new research finds
Among the billions of neurons in the brain, fewer than 500 are responsible for suppressing binge drinking, according to new research by Gilles E. Martin, Ph.D., associate professor of neurobiology.
Jun 10, 2025
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Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse—new research
Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful relief. Excessive alcohol consumption remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. ...
Jun 10, 2025
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A glycoprotein marks cocaine-activated brain neurons and regulates cocaine reward
Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion—10% to 20%—of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though small in numbers, this activated neuronal population ...
Jun 9, 2025
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