MeSH tree: C25.775
As substance use continues to be a major public health concern among adolescents, researchers from the University of California San Diego analyzed the latest data from one of the nation's largest longitudinal studies of youth ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Although American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults make up 5% of California's adult population, they shoulder a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and substance use, according to a new study from the UCLA Center ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis.
Jul 22, 2026
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Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State. The findings—published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences—are ...
Jul 20, 2026
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The pendulum may have swung too far in the direction of caution when it comes to limiting opioids for adolescents who are in pain, according to new research from a University of Alberta emergency medicine team published in ...
Jul 20, 2026
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From headlines and social media, psychedelic therapies, cannabis use and GLP-1 medications have seemingly become commonplace overnight, but the science underlying these treatments and the pathway to drug approval are often ...
Jul 20, 2026
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The official sum of opioid-related settlements between U.S. state and local governments and major pharmaceutical opioid manufacturers, marketers, distributors and retailers recently reached $58.58 billion. Stark statistics ...
Jul 16, 2026
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A coalition of public health organizations, pediatricians and parents has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's new enforcement policy that allows e-cigarette and nicotine pouch products to ...
Jul 15, 2026
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People who switch to cigarettes with dramatically reduced nicotine levels are unlikely to smoke more cigarettes or inhale more smoke to compensate for the lower nicotine content, according to a new study led by researchers ...
Jul 15, 2026
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In New York state, 44% of pedestrian deaths involved alcohol or drug use by the pedestrian, according to a retrospective analysis published online in the journal Injury Prevention. Pedestrian injuries are the seventh-leading ...
Jul 13, 2026
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