Addiction
More mental health woes in college kids who abuse prescription drugs
(HealthDay) -- Prescription drug abuse among American college students is linked to depression and suicidal thoughts, a new study finds.
Jun 19, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Does opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy harm newborns?
A new Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study found no harm to newborns from opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) during pregnancy compared with no treatment.
Aug 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
Sons of cocaine-using fathers may resist addiction to drug, study suggests
A father's cocaine use may make his sons less sensitive to the drug and thereby more likely to resist addictive behaviors, suggests new findings from an animal study presented by Penn Medicine researchers at Neuroscience ...
Nov 11, 2013
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Addiction
Combatting the opioid epidemic
In the U.S. 115 people die from opioids every day. The number of opioid overdoses increased fivefold from 1999 to 2016. While increased funding for resources like Narcan has helped—the opioid overdose-reversing drug now ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Health
The best Rx for teens addicted to vaping? No one knows
The nation's top health authorities agree: Teen vaping is an epidemic that now affects some 3.6 million underage users of Juul and other e-cigarettes. But no one seems to know the best way to help teenagers who may be addicted ...
Jan 16, 2019
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Addiction
Study shows rising rate of propofol abuse by health care professionals
Abuse of the anesthesia drug propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among health care professionals, reports a study in the April Journal of Addiction Medicine, the ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Medical research
Colombia drug treatment center plans spark debate
A proposal to open treatment centers in the Colombian capital for drug addicts is causing a stir in this cocaine-producing Latin American country.
Aug 17, 2012
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Genetics
Study explains why some teenagers more prone to binge drinking
New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Addiction
Benefits of heroin treatment for drug users
Drug users who do not benefit from conventional treatments for heroin addiction should be able to access the drug through the health system, urges a Canadian expert in The BMJ today.
Apr 14, 2015
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Addiction
The opioid epidemic is deadly and expensive. Here's what it has cost Texas
Every fentanyl death in North Texas is exponentially destructive.
Sep 25, 2023
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