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Bongs, booze and baby boomers
If you ask someone what a typical heavy drinker or drug user looks like, they're probably more likely to evoke images of Gen Ys with tattoos and piercings than greying baby boomers.
Aug 23, 2017
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Medications
Opioid misuse can be tracked using Twitter
Social media such as Twitter can be a useful tool to find out how widespread the misuse of prescribed opioid drugs is in a particular state or town, or to track the dynamics of opioid misuse in a given locality over time. ...
Aug 22, 2017
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Medications
FDA asks maker of opioid painkiller opana ER to pull drug from market
(HealthDay)—Sales of reformulated Opana ER, a prescription opioid painkiller, should be halted in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Jun 9, 2017
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Addiction
Study finds link between teen cannabis use and illicit drug use in early adulthood
One in five adolescents at risk of tobacco dependency, harmful alcohol consumption and illicit drug use:
Jun 7, 2017
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Addiction
Young adult substance abuse down 42 percent among PROSPER program participants
Children who participated in the PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience) program over seven years ago showed lower rates of substance abuse after high school graduation, according ...
May 31, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children injured through drink or drugs at increased risk of suicide
Teenagers injured through drinking, drug abuse or self-harming have a five-fold increased risk of dying from suicide in the next decade.
May 25, 2017
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Addiction
Internists issue recommendations for preventing and treating substance use disorders
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today released a paper with a comprehensive set of public policy recommendations for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders involving illicit and prescription drugs. ...
Mar 27, 2017
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Medications
Overhaul of US drug policy is long overdue, expert says
A new report from the Office of the Surgeon General, "Facing Addiction in America," suggests that an overhaul of U.S. drug policy is long overdue, according to a new issue brief from a drug policy expert at Rice University's ...
Mar 9, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Effects of teen prescription stimulant misuse linger into adulthood
Teens should think twice if they believe the negative effects from misusing medication to treat ADHD are short-term. In fact, problems associated with prescription stimulant misuse can last through age 35, according to a ...
Mar 3, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicides under crisis services lead to concerns over pressures on mental health care
Over 200 suicide deaths per year now occur in patients under mental health crisis teams, three times as many as in in-patients, according to a report by The University of Manchester's National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide ...
Oct 5, 2016
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