Addiction Stories
- Patients prescribed gabapentinoids at increased risk of drug misuse or overdose, researchers findby Addiction news on April 26, 2024
Doctors and clinicians must exercise extreme caution when selecting patients to prescribe […]
- Medscape removes education courses for doctors funded by tobacco giantby Addiction news on April 26, 2024
Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series […]
- Study reviews approaches to cocaine treatment for Black Americansby Addiction news on April 26, 2024
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and […]
- 'Drug take back day' is Saturday: Check for leftover opioids in your homeby Addiction news on April 26, 2024
Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help […]
- Job losses help explain increase in drug deaths among Black Americansby Addiction news on April 25, 2024
New research points to an economic factor that might be overlooked when considering why […]
- Perinatal substance use may shape how strongly mothers feel toward infantsby Addiction news on April 25, 2024
Substance use during pregnancy and postpartum may impact areas of the brain associated with what […]
- Vaping now more common than smoking among young people—and the risks go beyond lung and brain damageby Addiction news on April 25, 2024
Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report […]
- Drug, alcohol abuse goes untreated in many ex-prisonersby Addiction news on April 25, 2024
Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, […]
- Tobacco smoking reduces the odds of psoriasis improvement, study findsby Addiction news on April 25, 2024
Tobacco smoking is negatively associated with resolution of psoriasis symptoms, according to a […]
- McKinsey under criminal investigation over opioid-related consultingby Anonymous (HealthLeaders Media - addiction) on April 25, 2024
DOJ is conducting a criminal investigation into consulting firm McKinsey related to its past role […]
- McKinsey under criminal investigation over opioid-related consultingby Anonymous (HealthLeaders Media - addiction) on April 25, 2024
DOJ is conducting a criminal investigation into consulting firm McKinsey related to its past role […]
- Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth 'alarming': WHOby Addiction news on April 25, 2024
The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is "alarming", according to a […]
- UK universities and schools urged to ban alcohol industry-backed health adviceby Addiction news on April 24, 2024
Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry funded education programs in UK […]
- It's easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication—but use has changed little, study findsby Addiction news on April 24, 2024
For years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in […]
- Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?by Addiction news on April 24, 2024
Semaglutide (sold as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) was initially developed to treat diabetes. It […]
- Social media use linked to tobacco initiation among youthby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
The tobacco industry has long appealed to youth through targeted marketing that glamorizes smoking […]
- Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study showsby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
In a study of patients who smoked when they were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, those who quit […]
- Stress activates brain regions linked to alcohol use disorder differently for women than men, finds studyby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
When exposed to stress, people with alcohol use disorder engage parts of the brain associated with […]
- Blood test can detect laughing gas and help the police fight whippit abuseby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
Forensic blood analysis can reveal whether drivers are high on laughing gas. Researchers hope the […]
- Experts recommend an evidence-based public health approach to excessive alcohol useby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
Policymakers and public health officials have a critical role to play in reducing excessive alcohol […]
- UK smoking ban would have many benefits for public health—but only if it's effectively implementedby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
MPs have recently voted to ban anyone in England born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, as part of […]
- Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescentsby Addiction news on April 23, 2024
Eventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with those much younger […]
- Cost increasingly important motive for quitting smoking for 1 in 4 adults in Englandby Addiction news on April 22, 2024
Health concerns are still the primary motive for more than half of those who say they want to stop […]
- Smartphone swabs provide convenient toxicology testingby Addiction news on April 22, 2024
A simple and convenient method to collect drug use data from the surface of a smartphone has been […]
- How young adults perceive the risk of a single drink versus risk in binge drinkingby Addiction news on April 22, 2024
When drinking choices are perceived as "just one drink," with each single drink representing […]