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Medical Weed Users At Risk for Addiction
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – People using weed for medical purposes are as likely – or more – to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says. Folks using medical marijuana were mo...
Ketamine Use Is on the Rise in U.S.
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2025 – Many more Americans are turning to ketamine for kicks, a new study reports. Recreational use of the anesthetic drug among U.S. adults increased 40% between 2021 and 2022,...
Preexisting Neuroanatomical Variability Linked to Pediatric Substance Use
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Preexisting neuroanatomical variability is associated with substance use initiation in children younger than 15 years, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in JAMA...
Many in Need of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Not Receiving It
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – A gap persists between the need for and receipt of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among U.S. individuals, according to a research letter published online Jan. 6 in...
Augmenting Meds With Phone App Boosts Opioid Addiction Recovery Success
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Augmenting medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with smartphone app-based contingency management (CM) is beneficial for uninsured or underinsured adults, according to a...
Phone App May Help Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Data Suggests
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 – A smartphone app appears to help people battle opioid use disorder (OUD). People with OUD had 35% fewer days of opioid use when they were handed the app alongside...
Rates of Substance Use Down for Teens in the United States
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Substance use among adolescents has continued to hold steady at lowered levels for the fourth year in a row, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded...
U.S. Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Remains at Low Levels
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Rates of vaping, drug and alcohol use among American teens plummeted during the pandemic and have remained at relatively low levels ever since, new government statistics...
Prenatal Substance Exposure Plays Role in Sleep-Related Sudden Infant Death
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – Sleep environment characteristics and social drivers of poor health and family vulnerability differ for sleep-related sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) in infants...
New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now declined for the second year in a row. By how much did...
Recent Decade Saw Drop in Marijuana Use in U.S. Adolescents
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – There were significant declines in self-reported marijuana use among U.S. adolescents in 2021 compared with 2011, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in Pediatric...
Ketamine ODs Like the One That Killed Matthew Perry Are Rare But Increasing
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – After "Friends" star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home jacuzzi just over a year ago, an autopsy later pinpointed the main cause of death as an acute ketamine...
Marijuana Use Has Fallen 'Dramatically' Among U.S. Teens
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Weed use among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically over the past decade, a new study shows. By 2021, only about 16% of teens said they were currently using marijuana, down from...
Urine Drug Test Concentrations Up for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Absolute concentrations of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in urine specimens increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAMA ...
Racial, Gender, Socioeconomic Disparities Seen in Teen Alcohol, Drug Screening
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Rates of biochemical alcohol and drug screening are disproportionately higher among adolescent trauma patients who are from racial and ethnic minorities, have public or no...