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Antipsychotics Help Ease Episodes of Marijuana-Induced Psychosis
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – Overuse of marijuana is increasingly being linked to dangerous bouts of psychosis, and a new study finds that antipsychotics may be needed to keep such patients out of the...
Weed Plus Cigarettes Takes Toll on High Schoolers' Grades
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – High school students who use tobacco and cannabis products miss more school and have lower grades than classmates who use them individually or not at all. That's the...
Taking 'Study Drugs' Like Adderall Could Be Gateway to More Drug Abuse
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – College students who use drugs like Adderall to help them focus on their studies may be setting themselves up for trouble. Researchers asked 700 undergraduates across the...
Poison Center Calls for 'Magic Mushrooms' Spiked Starting in 2019
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply starting in 2019, according to a study published on...
Considerable Prevalence of Δ8-THC Use Observed Among U.S. Teens
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – The prevalence of Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is considerable among U.S. adolescents and is lower in states with regulations, according to a study published in the March ...
Use of Legal 'Delta-8-THC' Is Rising Among Teens - Is it Safe?
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – They're cheap, easy to buy and now new research shows they have become the buzz of choice for American teens. Delta-8-THC products, which include gummies and vapes, are...
Pediatricians Feel Less Prepared to Care for Teens' Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – Primary care pediatricians feel less prepared to manage adolescents' opioid use disorder (OUD) compared with other substances, according to a research letter published online...
Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder Has Decreased Since 2004
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Treatment for cannabis use disorder (CUD) decreased since 2004, especially in states with medical cannabis dispensary provisions, according to a study published in the April...
College Student Use of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for Substance Use Limited
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – College students are less likely to use the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for substance use than for other mental health concerns, according to a study published online...
Emergency Calls by Youth Rose After States Decriminalized 'Magic Mushroom' Drug
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – U.S. poison center calls related to psilocybin “magic mushrooms” among youth skyrocketed after U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, a new study sho...
Smoking Now Fuels More Drug Overdoses than Injecting Does
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal...
Stress Main Factor Driving Teens to Abuse Drugs, Alcohol
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – American teenagers cite stress as the leading reason they might get drunk or high, a new report reveals. That only underscores the need for better adolescent mental health...
Motivations for Substance Use in Teens Mainly Linked to Reducing Stress
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – The motivations underlying substance use among adolescents are mainly related to reducing stress, according to research published in the Feb. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for...
Cutting U.S. Homelessness by 25% Could Prevent 2,000 Opioid Deaths Each Year
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Reducing homelessness by 25% could save nearly 2,000 lives lost each year to opioid overdoses, a new study estimates. It also could save 850 lives from alcohol poisoning and...
Police Seizures of Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms Recently Increased
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Law enforcement seizures of shrooms, also known as magic mushrooms, increased in the United States from 2017 to 2022, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Drug ...
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