Australian drivers ready to embrace phone restriction apps — if they can still talk
QUT road safety study investigates apps as practical way to stop deadly driving habit of texting & browsing Almost 70 ...
Tag: Addiction
The healing power of a smile: A link between oral care and substance abuse recovery
A new study links the benefits of comprehensive oral care to the physical and emotional recovery of patients seeking treatment ...
Project to deter opioid tampering wins top Addiction Science Award
NIDA announces awardees at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering FairCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse A 14-year-old's innovative ...
Mindfulness smoking-cessation app can change the brain
Some research study participants, for whom the app was most effective, showed decreased brain reactivity to smoking images PROVIDENCE, R.I. ...
China unlikely to curb fentanyl exports in short-term
Study outlines how some Asian nations are reforming illicit drug policies Strict policies traditionally embraced by Asian nations to discourage ...
More than a half-million parents with opioid use disorder live with children
An estimated 623,000 parents with opioid use disorder in the United States are living with children under the age of ...
May/June 2019 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
More Than a Half-Million Parents With Opioid Use Disorder Live With Children An estimated 623,000 parents with opioid use disorder ...
In rural areas, buprenorphine is provided by primary care clinicians
As the United States undertakes intense efforts to increase the number of prescribers of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, it ...
Learning more about opioid prescribing in primary care
Chronic opioid prescribing in primary care varies significantly by patient and clinician characteristics, according to a new study. Researchers at ...
CUNY SPH team joins consortium in major effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths in NY
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $86 million to a consortium of researchers and implementers convened by ...
NEOMED receives $500,000 OhioMHAS grant
To collaborate with all Ohio medical schools to tackle pain management and opioid use disorder treatmentCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast ...
NIAAA honors Dr. Geoffrey K. Mumford with Senator Harold Hughes Award
Credit: American Psychological Association (APA) Geoffrey K. Mumford, Ph.D., Associate Executive Director for Government Relations in the Science Directorate of ...
Rates of long-term opiate use rises in Medicare cancer survivors each year after diagnosis
GALVESTON, Texas - Using Medicare data, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show for the ...
Historically ‘safer’ tramadol more likely than other opioids to result in prolonged use
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Surgical patients receiving the opioid tramadol have a somewhat higher risk of prolonged use than those receiving ...
Coffee addicts really do wake up and smell the coffee
Regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee and are faster at recognising the aroma, compared to ...
Study explores privatization of public systems of justice
Since the 1980s, federal and local governments have increasingly used public money to hire private firms to house and manage ...
Program takes on alcohol, e-cigarette use by children
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 13, 2019) - The bottom line is to help children ...
GPs need training to tackle chronic opioid use
GPs must be better-equipped to support patients to manage the psychological challenge of reducing their opioid use - according to ...
Opioid doctor and pharmacy ‘shoppers’ may also shop at home, study finds
Insurance records reveal patterns of opioid prescribing to patients whose family members seek opioids from multiple sources and fill them ...
A cup of Joe and you’re good to go!
(under 6 a day and you're A-OK) Latte, cappuccino or short black, a morning coffee is an essential for many ...
