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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...
'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....
Psilocybin Equals or Exceeds SSRI Antidepressants at Easing Depression
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, appears to ease depression symptoms at least as well as one of the most commonly used antidepressants, a new clinical...
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...
People With Xylazine Wounds Face Barriers to Seeking Wound Care
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 – People with self-identified xylazine wounds are more likely to engage in subcutaneous injection and face several barriers to seeking medical wound treatment, according to a...
Recreational Drug Use Triples Odds for Repeat Heart Crises
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found. About 11% of patients a...
Most U.S. Psychiatric Hospitalizations Do Not Involve Substances
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – Most psychiatric hospitalizations do not involve substances, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Susan L. Calcaterra, M.D., ...
Kids' Bedtimes Might Influence Odds for Drug, Alcohol Use as Teens
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – Regular bedtimes won't just help your child be alert for a busy school day; they might also help keep them from abusing drugs or alcohol as a teen, new research suggests....
FDA Says No to MDMA as Therapy for PTSD
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – Advocates for the use of the psychedelic drug MDMA (midomafetamine) to treat mental health conditions were delivered a setback on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug...
Your Friends' Genes May Harm or Help You
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 – Remember your besties from high school? Sure, they made a lasting impression, but science suggests they influenced the trajectory of your health, too. It's not that...