Used drug-checking test strips yield residual drug data via LC-MS/MS
A new study shows that drug residues on used drug-checking test strips and syringe plungers can be extracted and quantified ...
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Community naloxone reversals topped 18,000 in New York State over eight years
A New York State analysis of 18,690 reported community naloxone administrations from 2016 to 2023 found high survival rates and ...
Seven Years of Evidence Show Jail Opioid Treatment Saves Lives and Cuts Recidivism
A seven-year Massachusetts study found that providing all FDA-approved opioid use disorder medications in county jails improved post-release treatment engagement ...
Drug use-linked heart infections fall nationwide as stimulant cases rise in the West
A national study of hospitalization data from 2016 to 2022 found an 18% decline in drug use-associated infective endocarditis hospitalizations ...
Chemsex Is Reshaping HIV Risk for Gay and Bisexual Men in Hong Kong
A new perspective article argues that chemsex among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong heightens HIV risk ...
Heated Tobacco Aerosol Triggers Weaker Oxidative and Inflammatory Responses Than Cigarette Smoke in Lung Cells
A laboratory study of human lung fibroblasts found that both cigarette smoke extract and heated tobacco aerosol extract induced concentration-dependent ...
Hidden Habits: Hong Kong Helping Professionals Rationalize Their Own Drug Use
A qualitative study of 15 substance-using helping professionals in Hong Kong finds they manage the conflict with their professional identity ...
Cross-sectional Toronto study links mental health, housing to substance outcomes
A cross-sectional analysis of 708 clinical records found that mental health and housing stability were associated with better substance use ...
Canada Builds a National Emergency Department Registry to Track Opioid Poisonings in Real Time
Canadian researchers are establishing the CEDRN Opioid Registry, a national emergency department registry designed to capture harmonized data on suspected ...
Europe’s Controlled Medicines Rules Split Into Four Distinct Regulatory Models, Study Finds
A comparative legal study of ten European jurisdictions identifies four distinct regulatory models for controlled-substance medicines, revealing wide variation in ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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