Credit: CC0 Public Domain A years-long battle over abortion access in a sprawling and sparsely populated region of the U.S. may come to a head this year in the courts and at the ballot box. Challenges to several state laws …
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How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Rural America has long suffered from an epidemic of methamphetamine use, which accounts for thousands of drug overdoses and deaths every year. William Garriott, an anthropologist at Drake University, explored meth’s impact on communities and everyday …
Read More »More than 11% of US 12th graders used psychoactive delta-8-THC last year, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study suggests that delta-8-THC, an intoxicating substance typically made from hemp, is being used by a substantial number of young people across the United States and could potentially pose a significant public health risk. …
Read More »Cannabis and weight loss drugs found to impact nuclear medicine gastrointestinal scans
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels The use of marijuana and new weight loss pharmaceuticals can have an impact on gastric emptying scans commonly used to evaluate patients with gastrointestinal complaints. With the increased usage of these drugs, physicians need …
Read More »Going ‘California sober’ may be bad for your heart finds study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The evidence is mounting that your daily toke can be bad for your heart. A large new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that the more often someone partakes in cannabis, the …
Read More »Horse sedative use among humans spreads in deadly mixture of ‘tranq’ and fentanyl
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Andrew McClave Jr. loved to lift weights. The 6-foot-4-inch bartender resembled a bodybuilder and once posed for a photo flexing his muscles with former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. “He was extremely dedicated to it,” said his …
Read More »Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoking, eating, or vaporizing it, was significantly associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even after controlling for …
Read More »CBD found to ease anxiety without the risks of THC
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products—and without the potential side effects, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests. The study of 300 people, published in the journal …
Read More »The consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a growing crisis in rural America
Credit: AI-generated image Nearly 1 in 12 newborns in the United States in 2020—or about 300,000 infants—were exposed to alcohol, opioids, marijuana or cocaine before they were born. Exposure to these substances puts these newborns at a higher risk for …
Read More »Young workers’ injuries rise after recreational marijuana sales made legal
After states legalize the sale of weed for recreational use, on-the-job injuries rise among younger workers, new research shows. U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics for 2006 through 2020 show that legal “recreational marijuana sales were associated with a 10% increase …
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