Experts warn of increased alcohol harms over the Easter long weekend
Heavy alcohol consumption is usually associated with the summer months, not with Easter.
Apr 18, 2025
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Heavy alcohol consumption is usually associated with the summer months, not with Easter.
Apr 18, 2025
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People might think they can reduce their risk of cancer by occasionally swapping their cigarettes for a vape pen—but they would be wrong, a new study says.
Apr 17, 2025
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A multi-disciplinary team of UPMC clinicians has developed comprehensive clinical protocols for managing hospitalized patients exposed to xylazine—a veterinary sedative increasingly found in the unregulated opioid supply. ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation's high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation.
Apr 17, 2025
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Methamphetamine is New Zealand's most harmful illicit drug and wastewater testing shows its use and availability are on the rise.
Apr 16, 2025
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A study published in the journal Addiction looked at survey data on vaping habits in England, Wales, and Scotland before and after the UK Government announced plans to restrict vaping, including by banning disposable vapes, ...
Apr 16, 2025
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Nearly half of patients diagnosed with cancer in 2023 had a history of smoking, and 15% were smokers at the time of their diagnosis, according to new Yale Cancer Center-led research published in JAMA Oncology.
Apr 15, 2025
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A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis of medical information gathered on a diverse group of almost 250,000 people over four years has significantly clarified the link between the "exclusive" use of e-cigarettes and chronic ...
Apr 15, 2025
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"Harm reduction" interventions for substance use—measures like needle exchange programs and methadone distribution that aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or prevent it—have been repeatedly ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Individuals with an emergency department (ED) visit or hospitalization due to cannabis were at 23% and 72% greater risk of a new dementia diagnosis within five years compared to individuals with an ED visit or hospitalization ...
Apr 14, 2025
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