Addiction

Over half of women with an opioid overdose following delivery were not diagnosed with opioid use disorder while pregnant BOSTON-- Massachusetts researchers have published a new study in the journal Addiction that uncovers several risk…

'Electronic cigarettes should never be used by youth or by adults who are not currently smoking' DENVER -- (November 13, 2019)--The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer today issued a new policy statement that strongly…

KKH study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and emotional, behavioural difficulties in childrenCredit: KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore, 12 November 2019 - Digital media have become an integral…

Scientists take closer look at use of 'drug of concern' kratomCredit: Purdue University/Richard van Rijn WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Lawmakers across the United States continue to debate the safety of kratom, an opioid-containing plant that…

New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy than any other field-testing toolCredit: Christoffer Abrahamsson/Michael Fink In 2017, more than 28,000 cases of fatal…

(Boston)--Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), received the John P. McGovern Award for Excellence in Medical Education at…

Researchers at the University of Bristol have found evidence of an association between generalised anxiety disorder at age 18 and harmful drinking three years later, thanks to the long-term health study Children of the 90s. The study,…

Clinicians' tool for EVALI treatment published in The Lancet Respiratory MedicineCredit: University of Rochester Medical Center As lung injuries from vaping continue to rise across the United States, Rochester physicians and New…

Study finds leading risk factors and causes of death and disability underrepresented in NIH-supported prevention research What: A study by National Institutes of Health scientists in the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) examined NIH…

Results from national survey on drug use and health for 2015-2016 A new analysis of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health finds a surprisingly high prevalence of prescription opioid use among youth. As recently as 2015-2016,…