Lockdown and other public health measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 haven't driven us all to drink (and other drugs), as many news stories would have us believe.
Sep 9, 2020
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Nonprescribed fentanyl and stimulants were the primary contributors to overdose mortality, while few people had prescribed opioids in their systems, according to new toxicology research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Rates of sexually transmitted infections in Canada have increased dramatically over the past decade, despite earlier public health and sexuality education interventions that reduced the rate of sexually transmitted infections ...
Aug 19, 2020
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An online survey involving nearly 800 cigar smokers found while the majority of the people surveyed intended to quit smoking due to concerns about elevated health risks if they contracted COVID-19, more than twice as many ...
Aug 5, 2020
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A number of young Australians say they would use cannabis for the first time if it were legal, a UQ study has found.
Jul 30, 2020
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Youth programs designed to prevent drug use and delinquency and support healthy development can reap lasting benefits not only for participants, but also for their kids, according to a decades-long study published June 10 ...
Jun 8, 2020
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For COVID-19, like all illnesses, the drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent the disease must be backed by rigorous evidence. Clinical trials are the source of this evidence.
Jun 2, 2020
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Most people at high risk of overdose in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside who use cannabis do so for pain relief and other therapeutic reasons—and they may be at lower risk of overdosing on opioids as a result, suggests new ...
May 26, 2020
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New research has found that older adults who go online every day are more likely to be socially isolated than those who use the internet less frequently.
May 20, 2020
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I, like many Americans, miss the pre-pandemic world of hugging family and friends, going to work and having dinner at a restaurant. A protective vaccine for SARS-Cov2 is likely to be the most effective public health tool ...
May 8, 2020
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