Health
Use of alcohol, cigarettes, number of illicit drugs declines among US teens
A national survey of students in U.S. middle schools and high schools shows some important improvements in levels of substance use.
Dec 16, 2014
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Health
Teen contraband smokers more likely to use illicit drugs
A University of Alberta economics professor has discovered a link between contraband cigarette use and illicit drug use among Canadian teens.
Dec 16, 2014
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Addiction
Meth users face substantially higher risk for getting Parkinson's disease
In addition to incurring serious dental problems, memory loss and other physical and mental issues, methamphetamine users are three times more at risk for getting Parkinson's disease than non-illicit drug users, new research ...
Dec 16, 2014
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Medications
Interpol call for roadmap to tackle fake drugs
Interpol on Wednesday called for a greater global response to pharmaceutical crime as it warned criminal gangs were capitalising on weaknesses in legislation and border controls.
Nov 19, 2014
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Medications
Six reasons Australia should pilot 'pill testing' party drugs
The death of 19-year-old Georgina Bartter at a music festival on the weekend from a suspected ecstasy overdose could possibly have been avoided with a simple harm-minimisation intervention. Pill testing, or drug checking ...
Nov 12, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Less than half of HIV-positive US Hispanics are getting proper care
(HealthDay)—Even though Hispanics in the United States become infected with HIV at rates triple those of whites, less than half of Hispanics with the virus are receiving adequate treatment, a new report finds.
Oct 9, 2014
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Addiction
Study finds relationship between neighborhood drug sales and drug use
For decades, research has generally focused on individual, family and peer factors to explain illicit drug use, neglecting neighborhood factors as a cause. While the scant previous research on neighborhood factors and illicit ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Frequent cannabis use in adolescence linked with reduced educational attainment
Individuals who are daily users of cannabis before age 17 are over 60% less likely to complete high school or obtain a degree compared to those who have never used the drug, new research published in The Lancet Psychiatry ...
Sep 10, 2014
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Health
College students' use of marijuana on the rise, some drugs declining
More college students nationwide have added illicit drugs, such as marijuana and amphetamine, to their back-to-school supply lists.
Sep 9, 2014
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Addiction
Ten percent of Americans admit to illicit drug use
(HealthDay)—Nearly 10 percent of Americans aged 12 and older were illicit drug users in 2013, and almost 20 million said they used marijuana, making it the most widely used drug, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Sep 4, 2014
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