Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
Credit: ICES LONDON, ON - People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. ...
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Rutgers researchers highlight need for more smoking cessation programs in state prisons
Many inmates in state prison facilities want to quit smoking but lack resources and tobacco dependence education programs to help ...
Tobacco use in adolescence is tied to paranoia, largely due to shared genetic influences
Increasing evidence supports an association between tobacco use and psychotic experiences, such as paranoia and hallucinations, due in part to ...
Researchers uncover brain pathway linked to impulsive behaviors
Credit: NTU Singapore Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause ...
Penn's 'enhanced recovery' protocol reduces opioid use in spinal surgery patients
First study to show benefit of a comprehensive ERAS pathway in spine and peripheral nerve surgery patients PHILADELPHIA - A ...
West Virginia study details promising method for estimating rural intravenous drug use
Researchers release a new tool to help rural communities understand the resources needed to combat the opioid epidemic A study ...
Smoking cessation strategies targeting stress reduction may be more successful in women
Female smokers experienced more stress and craving than male smokers after viewing cellphone-delivered stress-inducing images, report addiction researchers at the ...
LGB and other sexual minorities face significant health disparities
Sexual minorities -- people who are attracted to members of the same sex or who identify as gay, lesbian or ...
'Cascade of Care' framework aims to reduce opioid deaths
Response to HIV/AIDS crisis provides valuable lessons for meeting challenges of ongoing opioid epidemic New York, NY (January 24, 2019)--Drug ...
More people in recovery from substance use problems are quitting smoking than ever before
Study finds those who entered recovery from 2006 to 2015 quit smoking sooner than those entering recovery 20 years earlier ...
Austen Riggs 2019 centennial conference to address the mental health crisis in America
Annual fall conference celebrates 100th anniversary of renowned psychiatric hospital Stockbridge, MA - January 23, 2019 - The Austen Riggs ...
Cannabis use disorder: The policy climate matters
Adolescents and young adults living in states with more liberal policies reported higher average rates of past-year cannabis use than ...
University of Cincinnati design team creates a naloxone dispenser
Naloxone-dispensing device AntiOD aims to educate the public and make overdose reversal medication more accessibleCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services Like ...
Parents' mental health problems increase risk of reactive attachment disorder in children
Reactive attachment disorder is a disorder of social functioning where the child's ability to form normal attachment relationships is disrupted. ...