When Oregon decriminalized drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen with Australia's recent legislation?
A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalizing personal possession of common illegal drugs.
Nov 4, 2023
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A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalizing personal possession of common illegal drugs.
Nov 4, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Barriers to accessing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) need to be addressed to help curb the epidemic, according to a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Apr 16, 2019
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Hospitals, doctors and Medicare Advantage insurance plans that care for some of the most vulnerable patients are not reimbursed fairly by Medicare, according to recent findings in JAMA.
Feb 7, 2020
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Historic legal rulings did not protect the rights of persons with disabilities, while legal rulings concerned with race or gender provided much more protection of individual rights and freedoms according to the Canadian Charter ...
Jan 25, 2012
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Older users of opioids such as heroin are 27 times more likely to become a victim of homicide than the general population, a University of Manchester study of almost 200,000 users has found.
Jan 27, 2015
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A new study by Northwestern University found that among youth who had entered juvenile detention, one-quarter of Black and Hispanic males were later injured or killed by firearms within 16 years.
Apr 21, 2023
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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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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Keith McCants was to be the keynote speaker at a September meeting to address a subject he knew too well, the rise in opioid use among Black people.
Oct 11, 2021
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Autistic individuals interact with the justice system at high rates as both victims and offenders. Drexel University's A.J. Drexel Autism Institute explored ways to improve interactions between autistic individuals and the ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were "currently unavailable."
Mar 4, 2024
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