Cigarette smoking is falling out of fashion among American teens, so much so that vaping and pot are now more prevalent, according to a new government-funded study. Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed nearly 50,000 students in 8th, 10th, …
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Sedative, tranquilizer misuse a strong indicator of future drug abuse
Misusing sedatives or tranquilizers signals a credible risk for the abuse of more addictive substances in the near future, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and …
Read More »Vaping popular among teens; opioid misuse at historic lows
Credit: National Institutes of Health Nearly one in three 12th graders report past year use of some kind of vaping device, raising concerns about the impact on their health. What they say is in the device, however, ranges from nicotine, …
Read More »Federal Study: Marijuana Use By CO Teens Falls Post Legalization
Monthly marijuana use by Colorado teens has declined since voters passed Amendment 64 and legalized adult-use recreational marijuana, according to a new federal study. An inconvenient truth for Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions and his absurd campaign against sensible marijuana …
Read More »World Health Organization Reviewed Medical Efficacy of CBD
Over the past five days, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) has been conducting its 39th meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The ECDD meeting, held from Nov. 6-10, offered an opportunity for committee members to deliberate …
Read More »Florida Researchers to Explore Cannabis and HIV with Major Grant
University of Florida Health’s Dr. Robert Cook is lead investigator of a study starting in January that will look at the health effects of cannabis on people with HIV as well as its potential as an alternative to addictive opioids. …
Read More »Potency, purity of drugs reaching even higher levels
Ten years ago, the average gram of meth available in the U.S. was 39 percent pure. Today, it is being sold in a nearly pure state, manufactured in Mexican “superlabs” and smuggled across the border to feed an epidemic of …
Read More »A Comeback for the Gateway Drug Theory?
If you grew up as part of the D.A.R.E. generation — kids of the 1980s and ’90s who learned about drugs from alarmist public service announcements — you know all too well the dangers of so-called gateway drugs. Go to …
Read More »Parental attention can reduce risk of drug abuse in adolescence
Survey of more than 6,000 teenagers reinforces protective function of rule-keeping. Findings also show that well-off school students drink most . Credit: Rebcenter / Wikimedia Children required by parents to follow rules and discuss their activities have fewer problems when …
Read More »Marijuana use may not aid patients in opioid addiction treatment
Research by Wilson, WSU College of Nursing, shows that frequent marijuana use seems to strengthen the relationship between pain and depression and anxiety. Credit: Washington State University Many patients who are being treated for opioid addiction in a medication-assisted treatment …
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