Expanded access to treatment in prisons can reduce overdose deaths by 31.6%, study finds
Credit: Alexandria Macmadu/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The epidemic of opioid-related overdose death persists across the United States, and people ...
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Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...
Living with a problem gambler?
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Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings
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Flavored cigarette ban significantly reduced youth smoking, new study finds
George Mason University study finds 2009 US Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by ...
Experts strongly recommend varenicline over the patch for adult smokers hoping to quit
ATS publishes new practice guideline on tobacco dependence treatmentCredit: ATS July 15, 2020 - Smoking cessation initiatives notwithstanding, along with ...
Significantly less addictive opioid may slow progression of osteoarthritis while easing pain
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Sobering reminder about liver disease
Alcohol fuels surge in chronic liver diseaseCredit: Flinders University Alcohol's popularity and its central place in socialising in Australia obscures ...
A complex gene program initiates brain changes in response to cocaine
This work is a step forward in understanding early molecular changes that influence the development of addiction, and may have ...
How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are ...
Medical cannabis put to test in first ever real-world evidence clinical trial led by UHN
Credit: UHN (Toronto - July 9, 2020) - Medical cannabis is finally being put under the microscope, in a first-of-its-kind ...
Reducing high school prescription drug abuse through a hybrid prevention program
George Mason University receives funding for Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin to test an evidence-based drug abuse prevention program using hybrid ...
Women significantly more likely to be prescribed opioids, study shows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 29, 2020--Women are significantly more likely to receive prescriptions of ...
Renewed hope for treatment of pain and depression
Novel molecule targets a newly discovered opioid receptor with atypical properties and holds promise for alternative therapeutic strategiesCredit: LIH Researchers ...
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