Addiction Medicine
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Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis?
Addiction experts say evidence remains sparse about the safety of the botanical product from Southeast Asia.
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Interventions urged to stop rising NAS, stem Medicaid costs
Try screening, referral, and treatment for substance abuse and mental health disorders among reproductive age women, including adolescents.
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Cannabis users at highest psychosis risk may elect to quit
The new findings could help guide clinicians whose patients express a desire to quit and report psychosis-like experiences associated with...
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Parents surveyed about underage drinking
Most parents are talking to their kids about alcohol, but many underestimate its impact on brain development.
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Early family intervention tied to reduced AUDs in Mexican American youth
The results show the effectiveness of focusing substance use prevention efforts on middle school students.
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MDedge Daily News: Stem cells may reverse premature menopause
And the Food and Drug Administration wants to snuff out nicotine in cigarettes.
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FDA wants data on role of flavored tobacco products in youth initiation
“Youth consistently report product flavoring as a leading reason for using tobacco products,” FDA Commissioner Gottlieb noted.
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Congress tackles the opioid epidemic. But how much will it help?
“We haven’t seen the peak of the epidemic. We are seeing the numbers climb year after year,” said Baltimore’s Dr. Leana Wen.
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Alcohol dependence may accelerate aging, frontal cortical deficits
The accelerated aging and cortical volume deficits found in the study were “independent of drug dependence or HCV infection comorbidity.”
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Opioid prescriptions got shorter in 2017
Pharmacy benefits manager reports increased use of drugs to treat opioid dependence.
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Opioid deaths in the ED increase nationally
Opioid overdose deaths have reached an all-time high across the country.