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Surge in Police Seizures of 'Magic Mushrooms' Mirrors Rise in Psilocybin Use

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Police seizures of “magic” mushrooms have more than tripled within the past five years, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse reports. The total weight of psilocybin mus...

Other Factors Explain Link Between Prenatal Substance Use, Offspring Mental Health

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Many associations between prenatal substance exposure (PSE) and mental health in children aged 10 to 12 years are eliminated when controlling for environmental and genetic...

CDC Warns That 'Gas Station Heroin' May Contain Synthetic Pot

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – It's known by the street name "gas station heroin," but a new government report finds the highly addictive supplement Neptune's Fix may also contain synthetic pot. The product...

Teen Substance Use Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms

TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – Adolescent substance use is associated with psychiatric symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, according to a research letter published online Jan. 29 in JAMA Pediatrics....

High School Kids Who Use Weed, Alcohol Face Higher Risks for Suicidal Thoughts

MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – High school students who smoke, drink or use weed are more likely to be emotionally troubled and have suicidal thoughts, a new study finds. Teens who turn to nicotine,...

FDA Issues Another Warning on Tianeptine Products, Which Can Cause Seizures and Death

THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the...

Reduced Stimulant Use Linked to Improvement in Indicators of Recovery

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – For individuals with stimulant use disorder, reduced stimulant use is associated with improvement in clinical indicators of recovery, according to a study published online...

Cannabis Does Not Impact Nonmedical Opioid Use in Opioid Use Disorder

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – For patients receiving pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder (OUD), cannabis use is not associated with nonmedical opioid use, according to a systematic review and...

FDA Review Supports Reclassifying Marijuana as Less Risky Drug

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conclude in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs with the same...

Substance Use Disorders on the Rise for Survivors of Specific Cancers

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – The prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) seems to be elevated among survivors of certain types of cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in JAMA...

Latest Data Show 22 U.S. Teens Die of Overdoses Each Week

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – An average of 22 U.S. teens die each week from drug overdoses, a death toll driven by the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, a new study reports. Researchers also have...

Addiction Treatment for Teens in Crisis Is Often Hard to Find

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – A 'secret shopper' study finds that for many American families, accessing inpatient treatment for a teen battling addiction can be next to impossible. “If you are a family in ...

Access to Residential Addiction Treatment Centers for Teens Limited

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – For adolescents, access to U.S. residential addiction treatment centers is limited and costly, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs. Caroline...

Nicotine Study Shows Mind's Power When It Comes to Drugs

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – How much a person believes in the strength of a drug might influence how powerfully that drug influences brain activity, a new study has found. Smokers told to expect a low,...

One in Eight Older Adults Reports Using Cannabis in Past Year

THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – One in eight U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years reports using cannabis in the past year, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research. ...

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