Oncology & Cancer

Low alcohol use disorder treatment rates seen in cancer survivors

For U.S. adult cancer survivors with a new alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis, the one-year cumulative incidence of AUD treatment initiation was 14.3%, according to a research letter published online May 27 in the Annals ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

High rates of opioid use found in NZ pregnancies

Aotearoa New Zealand has the third highest prevalence of prescribed opioid use during pregnancy in a new multi-national study of 13 high-income countries.

Addiction

Potent new opioid carries high risk of overdose

A potent opioid detected in Canberra for the first time in September 2024 carries a high risk of overdose, warn chemists from the Australian National University (ANU) and drug checking service CanTEST.

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