Health
As marijuana goes mainstream, what's happening to the way we talk about weed?
For decades, the marijuana industry operated underground, outside the confines of the law.
Apr 20, 2018
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News tagged with illegal drugs
Medications
US officials seek packaging fix for diarrhea-drug abuse
U.S. health regulators on Tuesday asked makers of popular anti-diarrhea drugs to sell their medications in smaller amounts to make them harder to abuse.
Jan 30, 2018
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Addiction
Study finds recreational drug users not what we think
A James Cook University researcher has been investigating why Australians are among the top users of illegal drugs in the world – and has uncovered some revealing new facts about the motivations of recreational drug users.
Dec 7, 2017
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Medications
Epidemic at work?: Businesses forced to deal with drug abuse
After a troubled youth himself, Phillip Cohen made it a practice to hire people at his woodworking business who have also struggled with addiction and mental health issues. But when an employee died from a drug overdose, ...
Sep 20, 2017
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Addiction
Daily stress can trigger uptick in illegal drug use for those on parole, probation
A recent study finds that even small, day-to-day stressors can cause an increase in illegal drug use among people on probation or parole who have a history of substance use. The study could inform future treatment efforts ...
May 3, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Serious game can help reintegration from secure mental health services
Researchers from City, University of London have developed a serious game in collaboration with mental health service users to support and prepare people being discharged from secure mental health services into the community.
Oct 5, 2016
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Other
Gay high school students raped, attacked far more often
Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are far more likely than their classmates to be raped or assaulted in a dating situation, according to the first national survey of its kind.
Aug 11, 2016
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Health
Not doing it: Fewer high school kids are having sex
The troubles with kids these days ... are not as common as they used to be. U.S. teens are having a lot less sex, they are drinking and using drugs less often, and they aren't smoking as much, according a government survey ...
Jun 9, 2016
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Health
Researchers study the use of e-cigarettes for illicit drugs
In a Department of Forensic Science lab at Virginia Commonwealth University, a contraption mechanically puffs on an e-cigarette loaded with methamphetamine, testing how much of the illegal drug is contained in the vapor cloud.
Jun 9, 2016
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Medications
Study finds many patients abusing drugs and alcohol are self-medicating chronic pain
With opioid addiction and prescription drug abuse considered one of the biggest public health threats of our time in the U.S., many are asking why so many Americans are struggling with addiction to illegal drugs and prescription ...
May 9, 2016
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