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Research highlights concerning rates of injecting-related injuries for drug users
New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch—Ōtakau Whakaihu Waka, Ōtautahi, has exposed the large number of health-related injuries suffered by people who inject drugs in Aotearoa New Zealand, exacerbated ...
Mar 14, 2025
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HIV & AIDS
Study examines a novel way to bring addiction care and HIV prevention to people who inject drugs
Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) have presented results from the HPTN 094 ("INTEGRA") study at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco.
Mar 12, 2025
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2017 to 2023 saw decline in exclusive cigarette smoking, rise in vaping
Decreases in exclusive cigarette smoking and increases in exclusive electronic cigarette use were seen among U.S. adults from 2017 to 2023, according to research published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Mar 12, 2025
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Study finds patients are more than twice as likely to quit smoking with talking therapies
Research from the University of Bath, published on No Smoking Day 2025, shows that integrating smoking cessation support into NHS Talking Therapies for depression and anxiety increases quit rates. This is an important step ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Study: Medicaid expansion does not lead to increase in non-prescribed drug use
A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or benzodiazepine misuse among people who use drugs.
Mar 11, 2025
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Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds
The opioid epidemic has claimed more than half a million lives in the U.S. since 1999, about three-quarters of them men, according to the National Institutes of Health. Although men's disproportionate rates of opioid abuse ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Study raises concern about opioid prescribing to injured Australian workers
Thousands of injured Victorian employees are receiving high-risk opioid prescriptions, Monash University-led research has found.
Mar 10, 2025
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Incidents of children being poisoned by fentanyl have risen in the US, national data show
Incidents of children in the US being poisoned by the synthetic opioid fentanyl "increased and became more severe," a new study reveals.
Mar 8, 2025
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18-year study shows a rapid rise in alcohol-related organ damage in young Canadian population
Kingston Health Sciences Center and Queen's University researchers analyzed trends in alcohol-related organ damage among adolescents and young adults, identifying a significant rise in cases over the past two decades. Researchers ...
Maternal cannabis use triples risk of disruptive behavior in children, study finds
Children exposed to their mother's cannabis use during pregnancy and after birth are three times more likely to develop behavioral problems, new Curtin University research has found.
Mar 6, 2025
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Philly's street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that's an ingredient in plastic
As much as half of the fentanyl sold on Philly's streets contains an industrial chemical used in plastics manufacturing. That's according to our November 2024 testing of fentanyl samples collected in Philadelphia's Kensington ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Vaping hits alarming levels among South African teens
It's become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape.
Mar 6, 2025
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Compound mimics cannabis for pain relief without the side effects: Mouse study points to effective opioid alternative
Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused.
Mar 5, 2025
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Smoking while pregnant can rip the placenta away: Even second-hand smoke doubles the risk, study finds
Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, smokers can minimize these risks. Drawing attention to the harms of smoke inhalation may help direct ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Vaping, especially daily vaping, may actually make it harder to quit smoking
Researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and Moores Cancer Center at University of California San Diego have found that, among smokers in the United States, e-cigarette use does ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Sports gambling and binge drinking: Study suggests the two habits may be intertwined
March Madness, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Super Bowl—these iconic events have one thing in common beyond the thrill of the game: Americans can now bet on virtually every aspect of the action.
Mar 5, 2025
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Adults with disabilities misuse prescription drugs at high rates, according to research
Adults with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to misuse prescription drugs as adults without disabilities, according to West Virginia University research.
Mar 4, 2025
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Parental risks, aggressive behavior and alcohol use: A deep dive into child abuse
Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by UQ researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioral impacts later in life.
Mar 4, 2025
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Anxiety sensitivity led to pandemic problem drinking for young adults, new study shows
The link between alcohol consumption and anxiety had been established long before the stressful early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the world will mark the fifth anniversary of the global lockdown in the coming weeks.
Mar 4, 2025
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Who carries and uses naloxone in the US? Study addresses lack of nationwide data
A new USC-led study provides the first nationwide picture of who knows about, carries, and uses naloxone to reverse deadly opioid overdoses.
Mar 3, 2025
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Alcohol use leads to earlier brain aging and impaired behavioral flexibility, even in early adulthood
Alcohol use leads to earlier brain aging and impaired behavioral flexibility, with those effects detectable even among adults in their 20s and 30s, according to an innovative study.
Mar 3, 2025
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One in five people who use alcohol and other drugs have symptoms of ADHD
A new research report shows that 1 in 5 people using drugs and alcohol have symptoms of ADHD and that this rate increases to over one-third among people using benzodiazepines. The report—launched at a seminar this morning ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Hallucinogen use linked to 2.6-fold increase in risk of death for people needing emergency care
People seeking emergency care for hallucinogen use were at a 2.6-fold higher risk of death within five years than the general population, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Mar 3, 2025
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Millions of children live with parents who have a substance use disorder, says study
Nearly 17 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to live with a parent who has a substance-use disorder, according to a study led by Texas State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Recommendations for use of opioid-agonist treatment in prisons
In Australia, more than 40,000 people are imprisoned every day. More than half of these people experience drug addiction, including addiction to heroin or opioids.
Mar 3, 2025
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