Addiction
Many older Americans aren't telling their doctors they use pot
Aging potheads are now past 50 and still puffing away, but new research shows that many don't disclose this to their doctors.
May 3, 2021
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Addiction
Younger age of first drug use associated with faster development of substance use disorder
A new study shows that in the time after first trying cannabis or first misusing prescription drugs, the percentages of young people who develop the corresponding substance use disorder are higher among adolescents (ages ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Addiction
The impact of childhood trauma on performance-enhancing substance use
A new study published in the journal Substance Use and Misuse has found that adverse childhood experiences, such as physical and sexual abuse and neglect, predict greater performance-enhancing substance use in young adults.
Mar 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health epidemic threatens communities of color amid COVID-19
Communities of color face a burgeoning wave of mental health problems as a result of how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact and grieve, experts warn.
Feb 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Focusing on diversion yields positive results for kids with behavioral issues
Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close them had been murdered in the past year. Nearly half of the boys and more than a quarter ...
Jan 4, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Patients with psoriasis shoulder substantial psychological burden
(HealthDay)—Patients with psoriasis have a considerable psychological burden, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in The Journal of Dermatology.
Dec 28, 2020
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Health
New study shows every week of lockdown increases binge drinking
Harmful drinking among adults increases the longer they spend at home in lockdown, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
Dec 7, 2020
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Cardiology
Pandemic is driving U.S. surge in cardiac arrests tied to overdose
(HealthDay)—Blame it on the pandemic: For people struggling with drug addiction, 2020 has triggered a big rise in emergency room visits for cardiac arrest tied to drug overdoses, new research shows.
Dec 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People with addiction more likely to get COVID-19, die
People who are addicted to drugs or other substances are more likely to contract COVID-19 and to be hospitalized or die from it, according to a National Institutes of Health study.
Nov 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do some people struggle to make 'healthy' decisions, day after day?
To navigate our way through the world, we constantly make choices. While we've all made our fair share of regrettable ones, most of us eventually learn from these—and we generally take this ability for granted.
Oct 13, 2020
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