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Many Americans Are Using Marijuana to Manage Health Issues
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – One in six patients serviced by a major California health care system said they used marijuana regularly, with many citing health reasons for doing so, a new study finds. In...
Drug-Linked Infant Deaths Doubled in U.S. in 4 Years
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – As an epidemic of drug abuse cuts it way through America, none are left unharmed, even the very young. New data finds that the rate of infants dying from drug-related...
32 Percent of U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Died of a Drug Overdose
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults report knowing someone who died of a drug overdose, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Health Forum. Alene...
Almost 1 in 3 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From a Drug Overdose
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who's died of a drug overdose....
U.S. Justice Department Moves to Reclassify Weed as Less Risky Drug
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, setting the stage for a significant shift in the nation's drug policy. In a...
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time in 7 Years
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 show the first decline in such deaths since 2018....
Getting Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Tougher for Rural Americans
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 — When folks in rural America need treatment for a substance use disorder, significant obstacles stand in their way, researchers say. They are more likely to have to look outside ...
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...