How missing appointments increases the risk of death
Credit: Lancaster University Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at ...
Tag: Drugs
Certain psychiatric drugs linked with elevated pneumonia risk
A review of published studies indicates that use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine related drugs (BZRDs), which are prescribed to treat ...
Tobacco use linked with higher use of opioids and sedatives
Tobacco is a known risk factor for the misuse of prescription opioids. In addition, concurrent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotics ...
Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US
Turning the tide demands improvements to pain care, mental health care and medication-assisted opioid addiction care, researchers say Suicides and ...
Study examines association between prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs and ADHD in children
Bottom Line: This study examined whether prenatal exposure to valproate and other antiepileptic drugs was associated with increased risk of ...
The opioid crisis: What we should learn from the AIDS epidemic
NEW YORK (January 3, 2019)--There are important lessons to be learned from the successes and failures of the AIDS response ...
Exploration of umbelliferone based derivatives as potent MAO inhibitors
This article by Dr. Anurag Khatkar et al. is published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2018. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) ...
Study details opioid poisoning deaths among children, teens over two decades
Bottom Line: Nearly 9,000 children and adolescents died from opioid poisonings with prescription and illicit drugs between 1999 and 2016 ...
Study looks at ED visits to examine opioid prescribing in pediatric patients
Bottom Line: Opioids for pain management in pediatric patients are sometimes necessary but their use has raised concerns about the effects ...
Urine drug testing may be important in early phases of addiction treatment
A new study performed by Boston Medical Center (BMC) and faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine shows that ...
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y too
Reduced US life expectancy is not just the Baby Boomers DURHAM, N.C. - Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include ...
Exposure to cannabis alters the genetic profile of sperm
Whether genetic changes can be reversed or are passed on to children is still unknown DURHAM, N.C. -- As legal ...
Teens using vaping devices in record numbers
Opioid misuse at record lows with marijuana use remaining stableCredit: University of Michigan America's teens report a dramatic increase in ...
Study highlights correlations between violent death and substance use
Consumption of alcohol or at least one drug was associated with over half the violent deaths that occurred in São ...
Study examines effects of different opioids on driving performance
Credit: Dr. H Gjerde Taking opioids for the treatment of pain has been associated with increased risks of crashing among ...
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