Drugs

A new article published by researchers from University of Puget Sound and University of Washington reports that, based on analysis of public wastewater samples in at least one Western Washington population center, cannabis use both…
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Density of dispensaries also linked to more-positive views Young adults who live in neighborhoods with more medical marijuana dispensaries use marijuana more frequently than their peers and have more-positive views about the drug,…
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Research suggests that exposure to cartoon-based advertisements for e-cigarettes is related to greater potential for young adults to use the products in the future. Like the infamous "Joe Camel" advertisements for cigarettes in the 1980s…
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of giving birth in California, according to a new study from Michigan State University and the University of California,…
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Credit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine researcher is trying to determine how opioids interact with HIV and the medications used to manage it in the search for new…
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Cost of current method limits availability and generates harmful waste productsCredit: Howard Berg ST. LOUIS, MO, June 11, 2019 - Overdose from opiates has skyrocketed. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, on…
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New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) corporation, has joined in a new state-funded effort to combat the national opioid epidemic's impact on New Jersey. With support from a $6 million grant…
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School of Medicine's Nicholas DiPatrizio will lead a team tasked with assessing the impact of long-term cannabis exposure on metabolic health and diseaseCredit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Nicholas V. DiPatrizio of the…
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Interviews with New York City homeless by researchers from the NYU Silver School of Social Work show impact of bureaucratic obstacles A team of researchers from the NYU Silver School of Social Work has found that bureaucratic barriers…
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Credit: Credit to the authors The social environment is an influential factor with regards to drug addiction. However, some people living in the same environment become drug users, whilst others resist. Is this difference just…
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Credit: University of British Columbia Strong family and school connections are helping prevent transgender youth from smoking cigarettes and using marijuana, even among those targeted by violence. That's the key finding of a new…
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Bottom Line: Pennsylvania became one of the first states in 2015 to implement a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to dispense naloxone, an antidote for opioid overdoses, without a physician's prescription. This study looked at…
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PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is nearly triple that of the general public, according to University of Pittsburgh research published…
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Three-city study finds strong support for harm-reduction strategy A large majority of people who use heroin and fentanyl would be willing to use safe consumption spaces where they could obtain sterile syringes and have medical support in…
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