New law tightens hemp regulations, threatening 300,000 jobs
A major change to hemp rules is now the law and producers warn it could shut down much of the $28 billion industry.
Nov 18, 2025
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Pharmacologic Actions: News and Research on Analgesics, Opioid
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Over-the-counter painkillers match or surpass opioids for dental surgery in all adults, analysis confirms
Over-the-counter pain medications work as well or better than opioids after wisdom tooth extraction for both men and women, according to a Rutgers Health-led follow-up to a landmark paper on comparative pain relief.
Nov 6, 2025
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Doctor tripped up by $64k bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte ...
Nov 1, 2025
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Parent opioid prescriptions linked to teen and young adult opioid use
If a parent has persistent opioid prescriptions, their adolescent or young adult offspring has more than double the risk of persistent opioid use, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Anna Marcuzzi of the ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Fewer than half of drug overdose survivors go to the hospital
Among survivors of drug overdose, fewer than half visited the emergency department, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 22, 2025
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Drug-related accidental injury deaths climb nearly 60% in 5 years across the US
An increasing number of people are dying from drug-related accidental injuries. The rate has risen by nearly 60% within the last five years, according to new study findings.
Oct 3, 2025
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Death toll from drugs has more than doubled worldwide over past three decades, study finds
Drug use disorder (DUDs), also called drug addiction, is the chronic and relapsing use of psychoactive substances in spite of considerable harm to the patient. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has estimated that more than ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Ketamine deaths have increased 20-fold since 2015 with mixing drugs on the rise, UK analysis finds
Deaths due to illicit ketamine use have increased 20-fold since 2015—but these deaths are increasingly occurring in complex polydrug settings, raising doubts over whether single-substance drug policies can reduce harms.
Sep 29, 2025
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Study reports on recent trends in opioid prescribing for patients with cancer
A recent analysis reveals a modest decline from 2016 to 2020 in new and additional opioid prescriptions for patients with cancer. Among those patients with metastatic cancer, prescribing remained stable for those reporting ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Timely opioid administration cuts hospitalizations for pediatric sickle cell crises
Providing timely pain relief may reduce chances of hospitalization for children presenting to the emergency department with a sickle cell crisis, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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