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High Rate of Comorbid Mental Health Disorders Seen in Schizophrenia
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in...
Diverting Low-Level Criminals to Drug-Treatment Programs Instead of Jail Reaps Rewards
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – A Wisconsin program that sends suspects in minor drug-related crimes to treatment instead of jail is paying off, a new study shows. Researchers who evaluated the Madison Area...
Marijuana Use Tied to Worse School Outcomes for Teens
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63...
Hospital Drug Tests Far More Likely for Minority Teens
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Teens from minority groups seeking treatment at pediatric trauma centers are more likely than their white counterparts to be tested for drugs and alcohol. That's the takeaway...
AAP: Opioid Poisonings Increasing Among Young Children
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Opioid poisonings are increasing among children, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in...
'Before Medically Advised' Discharge Linked to Risk for Overdose
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – 'Before medically advised' (BMA) discharge from the hospital is associated with an increased risk for subsequent drug overdose, according to a study published online Sept....
Trends in Prehospital Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdose Identified
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Prehospital encounters for youth opioid overdoses increased before the COVID-19 pandemic, then increased with onset, and then stabilized, according to a research letter...
2020 to 2021 Saw Age-Adjusted Rates of Drug Overdose Rise in Colombia
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – During 2010 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted rates of drug overdoses in Colombia, especially from 2018 to 2021, according to a study published online Sept. 12...
2017 to 2022 Saw Increase in Naloxone Prescribing Among Adolescents
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in naloxone prescribing among adolescents, with pediatricians accounting for an increasing proportion of prescriptions dispensed,...
Biden Administration Issues Rules Making Mental Health Care More Accessible
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access to mental health care, as well as care to help ease substance abuse, federal...
Marijuana Use Raises Workers' Absenteeism Rate: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – The stereotype of the slacker stoner might not be too far off the mark, a new study shows. People who use weed are prone to workplace absenteeism – and the more...
FDA Approves Zubsolv for the Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Uppsala, Sweden – July 4, 2013 – Orexo today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Zubsolv (buprenorphine/naloxone) sublingual tablet CIII. Zub...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Cytotec Solutions, Inc. Products
FDA warned consumers not to purchase or consume products marketed as "street drug alternatives" by Cytotec Solutions, Inc., of Tampa, Fla. FDA analyses of products manufactured or distributed by...