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Emergency departments may be missing opportunities to identify and treat people for problem alcohol use. A new study published in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research found that less than 1% of emergency department ...
Sep 29, 2025
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The tiny fruit fly could have a mighty impact on identifying optimal treatments for people with alcohol use disorder. A new study confirmed that using fruit flies may help scientists understand the human body's response to ...
Sep 29, 2025
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People who use drugs are increasingly trying to reduce harm—by obtaining the life-saving drug naloxone and testing their drugs—according to new data.
Sep 26, 2025
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The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid epidemic; overdose deaths from synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have increased more than 100-fold since 1999. Medications like buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone can all help treat ...
Sep 17, 2025
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Nitazenes—a class of highly potent synthetic opioids—are rapidly emerging as a major contributor to the overdose crisis, according to a Pain Medicine review published today by authors from Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...
Sep 16, 2025
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In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines—but one machine is different from the rest.
Sep 15, 2025
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Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following the debut of over-the-counter sales, according ...
Sep 15, 2025
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On the night TJ McGee overdosed from a mixture of drugs and alcohol in his freshman year at UC Berkeley, his friends found him passed out in the hallway by their shared dorm room.
Sep 12, 2025
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A dangerous new drug adulterant is spreading through America's illicit opioid supply, and it's making overdoses significantly harder to reverse. Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative normally used to sedate pets, is increasingly ...
Sep 8, 2025
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On September 3rd, Colorado's top health official issued an order allowing pharmacists to provide COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription after two major chains announced they would limit the shots in their stores.
Sep 4, 2025
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