West Virginia’s enduring, intertwined epidemics: Opioids and HIV
Credit: West Virginia University Long before COVID-19 entered the picture, West Virginia had been battling two other major public health ...
Tag: Addiction
Neural roots/origins of alcoholism identified by British and Chinese researchers
Credit: University of Warwick A pathway in the brain where alcohol addiction first develops has been identified by a team ...
Opioid prescriptions remained elevated two years after critical care
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Nearly 11 percent of people admitted to an intensive care unit in Sweden between 2010 and 2018 ...
Frequent cannabis use by young people linked to decline in IQ
Credit: Ray Lohan/ RCSI Thursday, 28 January 2021: A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience ...
Three mental health conditions contribute to violent offenses, WCU study finds
Credit: Western Carolina University Western Carolina University researchers find a disproportionate number of inmates with violent offenses suffer from post-traumatic ...
Adults with cognitive disabilities more than twice as likely to use e-cigarettes
George Mason University study is the first to assess the use of e-cigarettes among working-age adults by type of disabilityCredit: ...
UC study: The dangers of drugged driving are outpacing drunk driving
Sexual minorities, African Americans and males report higher instances of drugged driving in the U.S.Credit: provided by Yockey A recent ...
Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction
Cues trigger enzyme activity outside specific cell typesCredit: Elsevier Philadelphia, January 26, 2021 - Addiction, or substance use disorder (SUD), ...
Borderline personality disorder: Don’t ignore it
Diagnose it, treat it and teen patients improveCredit: University of Houston For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose ...
Modified pain management strategy reduces opioid exposure to trauma patients, study shows
Credit: Cody Duty/UTHealth A pain management regimen comprised mostly of over-the-counter medication reduced opioid exposure in trauma patients while achieving ...
Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
NIH-supported study finds biggest increase among American Indians and Alaska NativesCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged ...
Special interests can be assets for youth with autism
Credit: MU School of Health Professions COLUMBIA, Mo. - When he was in middle school, teachers would give Sam Curran ...
Principles of care established for young adults with substance use disorders
Supplement published in Pediatrics highlights evidence on how best to address this unique age groupCredit: BMC Boston - A national ...
New insights into pancreatitis
Common condition with no treatment -- what next?Credit: Flinders University These findings validate the significance of the previously described first ...