Long-acting, injected HIV meds can help tough-to-treat patients
For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control.
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For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control.
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The opioid crisis continues to pose a grave public health concern, with synthetic opioids such as fentanyl posing a major risk for development of addiction and death due to overdose. A recent study by the research group led ...
Jun 26, 2023
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The cheap, easy, and fast production of synthetic drugs has radically transformed illicit drug markets around the world, with "lethal results", the United Nations warned Sunday.
Jun 26, 2023
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A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction.
Jun 23, 2023
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Heavy drinking commonly begins in adolescence and is a known risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Data from adult clinical trials suggest that offering evidence-based medications for AUD to younger ...
Jun 14, 2023
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"Some clinicians argue that the gaming addiction label might create stigma toward regular gamers, by conveying the idea that gaming is inherently harmful," says Flinders University's Associate Professor Daniel King. "It's ...
Jun 14, 2023
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In a new national poll, Americans widely agreed that cigarettes are unsafe (84%) and addictive (87%), and yet a fifth (21%) reported smoking every day. The vast majority of people believe alcohol, opioids, and vapes are addictive, ...
Jun 9, 2023
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People suffering from obesity are at a significantly greater risk of also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, whereby women are more at risk than men for most diseases, as a recent study by the Medical ...
May 30, 2023
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New psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as "internet drugs," are substances developed to affect the brain in a similar way to illegal drugs. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, in collaboration with the Public ...
May 30, 2023
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Today's substance use prevention efforts ignore individual genetic risk, but new Rutgers University research suggests that DNA test results may eventually enhance prevention and treatment and improve outcomes.
May 30, 2023
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