Drugs

'Cook your Wash' campaign reduces risk of HIV transmissionCredit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry LONDON, ON - New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that…
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Zero-tolerance messaging tuned out by most teenagersCredit: University of British Columbia For many parents, talking to their children about substance use is like navigating a field of landmines. It's difficult to know exactly what…
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PISCATAWAY, NJ - In American adolescents and young adults, death rates from drug poisoning, particularly from opioids, have sharply increased over the last 10 years, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and…
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Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery The UC Riverside School of Medicine will address the marginalization of students in recovery from substance-use disorders with a $250,000 award…
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The more cannabidiol (CBD) in a strain of cannabis, the lower the impairment to brain function, finds a new UCL-led brain imaging study. The research, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, is the first study using fMRI…
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As cannabis legalization efforts grow, need arises for tailored health education, study authors sayCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Picture this: Researchers attending a cannabis decriminalization event ask attendees, who…
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World-renowned neurobiologists and leaders in chemistry will discuss the brain circuits underlying acute and chronic pain, reward, motivation and addiction, as well as the development of chemical probes as potential novel therapies TUCSON,…
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The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to jumpstart his career as a drug addiction researcherCredit: Photograph provided by Dr. Heinsbroek Jasper…
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Researchers team up with health care and service providers to confront opioid problemCredit: Virginia Tech Go to Google and type: "leading cause of accidental death in ..." Then type in a state -- any state in central Appalachia -- and…
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Indicators of despair--depression, suicidal ideation, drug use and alcohol abuse--are rising among Americans in their late 30s and early 40s across most demographic groups, according to new research led by Lauren Gaydosh, assistant…
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Physicians concerned over possible rise in adverse side effects, according to the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO--April 15, 2019--Patients who regularly use cannabis may require more than two times the usual level…
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Credit: Kanazawa University The environmental context in which addicts experience the rewarding effects of cocaine can readily elicit cocaine-associated memories. These memories persist long after abstinence and trigger…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to Penn State researchers. Additionally, the…
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CU Anschutz awarded $3.4 million by FDA to investigate the harm of emerging tobacco productsCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Campus The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus announced the funding of $3.4 million by the U.S. Food…
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