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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
It's wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o'clock somewhere.
Apr 29, 2024
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Biden administration delays menthol cigarette ban
A long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes has been delayed indefinitely, the Biden administration said Friday.
Apr 29, 2024
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People with opioid use disorder less likely to receive palliative care at end of life, finds study
Compared with people without opioid use disorder, those with opioid use disorder were less likely to receive palliative care in clinics and in their homes, and were dying at younger ages of causes other than opioid use, according ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Health
More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren't more people getting help?
It's easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. But despite the looser restrictions and the ongoing overdose crisis, a new study finds ...
Apr 28, 2024
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Addiction
Study finds big jump in addiction treatment at community health clinics
The number of health care professionals able to write a prescription for a key medication to treat addiction quadrupled at community health clinics from 2016 to 2021, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon Health ...
Apr 27, 2024
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Medications
Patients prescribed gabapentinoids at increased risk of drug misuse or overdose, researchers find
Doctors and clinicians must exercise extreme caution when selecting patients to prescribe gabapentinoids to, Keele researchers have said, after finding a link between gabapentinoid prescriptions and a higher risk of worse ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Addiction
Medscape removes education courses for doctors funded by tobacco giant
Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of accredited medical education courses on smoking cessation funded by the tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reviews approaches to cocaine treatment for Black Americans
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and culturally universal approaches can be effective for cocaine treatment in Black Americans.
Apr 26, 2024
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Medications
'Drug take back day' is Saturday: Check for leftover opioids in your home
Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain.
Apr 26, 2024
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Health
Job losses help explain increase in drug deaths among Black Americans
New research points to an economic factor that might be overlooked when considering why drug-related deaths among Black Americans increased significantly after 2010 in U.S. regions reporting heightened fentanyl activity: ...
Apr 25, 2024
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