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A new threat to cannabis users: Smuggled Chinese pesticides
In coordinated raids last September, multiple California agencies stormed a network of illegal cannabis-growing warehouses across Oakland while state cannabis regulators singled out a salmon-colored warehouse complex surrounded ...
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Study reveals evolution of human cold and menthol sensing protein, offers hope for future non-addictive pain therapies
Chronic pain affects millions worldwide, and current treatments often rely on opioids, which carry risks of addiction and overdose. Non-addictive alternatives could revolutionize pain management, and new research targeting ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Research suggests potential targets for prevention and early identification of psychotic disorders
A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), titled "Mental health service use before first diagnosis of a psychotic disorder" and published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that nearly 75% of young Ontarians ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Khat in Kenya: Why efforts to ban this popular stimulant are unlikely to work
Khat—the stimulant leaves and twigs of the plant Catha edulis—seemed to have secure legal status in Kenya despite being illegal elsewhere. It had been declared an official cash crop in 2016, and efforts were under way ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Risky drinking even riskier for women
A concerning number of Australian women are drinking at dangerous levels despite knowing that it is likely to be causing them harm, warn Flinders University researchers.
Jun 21, 2024
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Gut bacteria might discourage binge drinking
Binge drinking significantly increases the risk of alcohol addiction. In a study published in Microbiome on June 17, a team led by University of Connecticut School of Medicine researchers reports that valeric acid, a substance ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Treatment model in France shows better access to methadone in US could save lives
In France, the majority of people with an opioid use disorder—87%—receive access to medication designed to treat it. In the United States, where more than 100,000 people are dying annually from drug overdoses, less than ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Study shows cannabis use disorder during pregnancy increases by more than 20% after cannabis legalization in Canada
In October 2018, Canada enacted the Cannabis Act in Canada (CAC), which legalized the non-medical use of cannabis. A new study has found that the rate of cannabis-related disorders diagnosed among pregnant women in the Canadian ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Study finds sharp rise in vapers using high-strength nicotine in England
The proportion of vapers using high-strength nicotine has increased sharply in England since 2021, when disposable e-cigarettes first became popular, according to a new study by UCL researchers.
Jun 20, 2024
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Study uses powerful new 'digital cohort' method to understand vaping epidemic
Tapping into the vast amount of data now available on social media, a new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego introduces a powerful new approach to understanding the nation's health, in this case ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Candy tobacco imitation products availability and marketing linked to children
Childhood use of candy cigarettes, which are fake cigarettes made out of sugar, is associated with cigarette use among users, and yet there has been no research into the availability of these products or how they are currently ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Research reveals most effective images for cigar health warning labels
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) recently published a study in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research discussing the effectiveness of pictorial health warning ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Research shows Varenicline, nicotine-containing e-cigarettes help in quitting smoking
Varenicline and nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes (ECs) are both effective in helping individuals in quitting smoking conventional cigarettes, according to a study published online June 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jun 19, 2024
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What to know about being given opioids after surgery to take at home
Opioids are commonly prescribed when you're discharged from hospital after surgery to help manage pain at home.
Jun 19, 2024
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Study finds medication treatment for opioid use disorder offered at only a third of outpatient mental health facilities
Only a third of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities in 20 states with the highest opioid related overdose deaths report offering medication treatment for opioid use disorders, suggesting efforts may be ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Study indicates rates of problem marijuana use are rising among seniors
As marijuana use becomes legal and more accepted across America, more seniors are developing unhealthy relationships with the drug, a new report suggests.
Jun 18, 2024
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Cost may not keep many people from filling opioid addiction treatment prescriptions
When people get a prescription for the opioid addiction medication called buprenorphine, they almost always fill it—even if they have to pay more out of their own pocket, a new study shows. The paper is published in the ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Many young adults who began vaping as teens can't shake the habit
G Kumar's vaping addiction peaked in college at the University of Colorado, when flavored, disposable vapes were taking off.
Jun 18, 2024
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Surge in fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario shelters, report finds
Researchers from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) at St. Michael's Hospital and Public Health Ontario have analyzed health data from the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario and ICES, and found that there ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Identifying connections between adverse childhood events and substance use disorders
Physical and sexual abuse, having parents who misuse substances, and witnessing violent crime are tragic events that don't remain locked in a single point in time. Rather, they are termed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) ...
Jun 17, 2024
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