Addiction
Cannabis strength soars over past half century
New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased risk of harm.
Nov 16, 2020
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A potential game-changer to reverse alcohol intoxication
A staggering 3 million deaths occur every year as result from harmful use of alcohol, according to the World Health Organization.
Nov 12, 2020
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Calls to city 311 lines can predict opioid overdose hotspots
Service requests to city non-emergency telephone lines can help identify "hotspots" for opioid use and overdoses, a study in Columbus found.
Nov 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New form of brain-training helps prevent relapse after alcohol treatment
A recent study has shown that it may be possible to dampen the workings of the subconscious brain to prevent alcohol relapse, the results leading to a world-first trial of a personalized smartphone app called "SWiPE."
Nov 04, 2020
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Treatment for drug addiction—how do patients cope in lockdown?
There are encouraging signs that people in treatment for drug addiction can manage their medication when they are entrusted with a substantial quantity of opiate substitutes and told to take it in small daily doses, finds ...
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Alcohol consumption impairs visual function and adversely affects driving performance
A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Optics of the University of Granada (UGR) has revealed that alcohol consumption impairs visual function and adversely affects driving performance. It was found to ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Addiction
Opioid overdose deaths involving other substances more common in youth
Results of a new study show that opioid overdose deaths involving more than one substance (polysubstances) are more common than opioid-only overdose deaths among youth. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center's Grayken ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Medications
Nurse practitioners play key role in opioid addiction treatment in very rural areas
Giving nurse practitioners the authority to prescribe buprenorphine has brought that gold standard treatment for opioid addiction to people who might not have had access to it before, according to a new study led by Tracy ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adverse childhood experiences and at-risk drinking, cannabis, and illicit drug use
New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation suggests that adverse childhood experiences, often referred to as child maltreatment, are associated with increased odds ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Addiction
Risk of death high among those with alcohol-related visits to ED: study
The risk of death is high for people who visit the emergency department (ED) for alcohol use, and the risk increases with frequency, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Nov 23, 2020
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