The implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation is associated with significant reductions in alcohol-specific deaths among those from the most socio-economically deprived areas in Scotland, suggests a new study ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Chronic alcohol misuse including Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), is an overlooked risk factor for severe or fatal COVID-19, according to a review of medical and scientific studies. The review, in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Colorado voters have voted narrowly to approve the medical use of "magic mushrooms" in Colorado.
Nov 14, 2022
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Current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the vaping industry in the U.S. is likely to have minimal impact, suggests an analysis of the regulator's warning letters for marketing violations, published online ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Being a smoker makes it more likely for a person to have severe COVID-19 symptoms, require hospitalization or die, which may explain a sharp decrease in smoking behavior among the Danish population during the pandemic, according ...
Aug 2, 2022
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States that legalized recreational marijuana saw a subsequent increase in traffic crashes and fatalities, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Jul 19, 2022
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Researchers at ETH have shown that cases of opioid poisoning and the prescription of opioids have increased sharply in Switzerland over the past 20 years. Although the situation is not as serious as in North America, the ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Sales of cigars using the "natural" descriptor are increasing, according to Rutgers researchers.
Jun 8, 2022
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New research led by scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows the need for continued surveillance of the changes in shopping interest and sales for Puff Bar, the most preferred brand of electronic cigarettes or ...
May 12, 2022
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A study led by researchers from the Division of Health Economics, Policy and Management of the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) found that strengthened road safety policies ...
May 4, 2022
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