Addiction
Expert cites urgent need to reconsider steroid use as a public health issue
The use of image and performance enhancing drugs – in particular steroids – is a growing area of concern globally.
May 16, 2017
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Health
Structural racism, mass incarceration, and health care system fuel growing health inequalities in the US
Structural racism, mass incarceration, and the widening income gap between rich and poor all feed growing health inequalities in the USA, which the health care system—by its very design and financing - only helps exacerbate, ...
Apr 7, 2017
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Health
History of incarceration linked to subsequent homelessness, study finds
People who have been incarcerated in Canada are more likely to subsequently experience unstable housing or homelessness compared with those who have not, new research suggests.
Mar 1, 2017
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Health
Prior DUIs predict future criminal activity among firearm owners
Among individuals who legally purchased handguns in California, prior convictions for driving under the influence (DUI) and other alcohol-related crimes were associated with a substantial increase in risk for subsequent violent ...
Jan 30, 2017
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Other
The war on drugs causes massive human rights violations
The war on drugs has had devastating effects on human rights and public health worldwide, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Jan 18, 2017
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Pediatrics
Rare look at youth post detention is bleak
A new Northwestern Medicine study offers a bleak assessment in a rare look at the outcomes of delinquent youth five and 12 years after juvenile detention.
Dec 19, 2016
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Medications
Federal prosecutors accuse execs of fixing drug prices
Federal prosecutors have charged two former pharmaceutical executives with fixing prices of generic drugs, part of an ongoing government investigation into anticompetitive tactics by companies that make lower-cost drugs intended ...
Dec 14, 2016
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Health
Why do teens reject drugs? Communication is the key, says researcher
Why do teens reject the use of marijuana? According to a new study by researchers from Rutgers University–Camden and the University of Pennsylvania, there are several factors: attributes of their peer group, how they ...
Dec 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
People with traumatic brain injury approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated
People who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated in a federal correctional facility in Canada than people who have not, a new study has found.
Dec 8, 2016
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The war on drugs has failed and doctors should lead calls for change, says BMJ
The enforcement of prohibition - a ban on the production, supply, possession, and use of some drugs for non-medical purposes - causes huge harm, and doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform, argues The BMJ today.
Nov 14, 2016
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