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Brand of Kratom Tied to One Death, Many Severe Illnesses, FDA Warns
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 – Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence of its dangers continue to mount. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued...
Increased Substance Use With Direct, Indirect Exposure to Mass Terrorism
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – For adults, increased substance use (ISU) is seen in populations with direct, indirect, and media exposure to mass terrorism, according to a study published online July 24 in...
Lack of Institutional Support May Drive Physician Reluctance to Address Addiction
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 – Lack of institutional support is the most common reason for physicians to have reluctance to address substance use and addiction in their clinical practices, according to...
Extra Money Keeps Poorer Americans Out of the ER, Study Finds
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 – It's a simple strategy that could deliver powerful health dividends: New research shows that giving cash to poor people could help them stay out of the ER. In the study,...
Mushroom Gummies That Sickened Users Contained Illicit Psilocybin
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function might instead contain harmful ingredients not listed on the label, including illicit psilocybin, the hallucinogen found...
Science Reveals 'Magic Mushroom' Chemical's Mind-Altering Effects
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – “Magic” mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new stu...
Feds Issue Warnings on 'Copycat' Delta-8 Products That Mimic Popular Foods
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 29024 – In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing delta-8 THC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday...
Considerable Gaps Seen in Provision of Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – There are considerable gaps in provision of effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) at U.S. substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities, according to a...
12.7 Percent of Adults Using Fentanyl or Heroin Report Ever Using Xylazine
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – A considerable proportion of adults reporting illegally manufactured fentanyl (IMF) or heroin use also use xylazine, according to research published in the July 4 issue of the...
All Diamond Shruumz Edibles Recalled Over High Levels of Mushroom Toxin in Products
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – All Diamond Shruumz edibles have been recalled after the company found high levels of a mushroom toxin in them that may have sickened 39 people in 20 states. The recall...
2017 to 2022 Saw Rise in Cannabis-Related Disorder Encounters in Seniors
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in the rates of cannabis-related disorder encounters among U.S. Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older, according to a...
More Sickened After Eating Diamond Shruumz Bars, Cones and Gummy Edibles
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones or gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug...
There's Another 'Magic' Mushroom Being Sold in Gummies -- But It Can Kill
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Growing public fascination with “magic” psilocybin mushrooms as a trendy treatment for depression had led to increased interest in another type of psychedelic mushroom, a n...
More Sickened After Eating Diamond Shruumz Bars, Cones and Gummies
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand Chocolate Bars, Cones or Gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder. Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising r...