Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Interest in psychedelics is surging, fueled by growing research suggesting they have a place in treatment of conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. But regulatory challenges loom. The nation’s first program to sell psychedelic drugs …
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In one Oklahoma town, most everyone knows someone who has been sued by the hospital
by Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to dispense with the tall stack of debt collection lawsuits that McAlester Regional Medical Center recently …
Read More »Indiana Senate committee passes medical psilocybin research bill
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An Indiana Senate bill seeking funding for research into medical applications of psilocybin was passed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services on Wednesday. Senate Bill 139 would create a therapeutic psilocybin research …
Read More »New Jersey bill would legalize ‘magic mushrooms’ for medical, recreational use
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make it the third state to legalize “magic mushrooms.” Under the legislation, anyone 21 and older could consume or grow the mushrooms for medical or recreational purposes. …
Read More »Seniors who smoke weed and drive are road hazards: Study
Many studies have found that getting high on weed and then getting behind the wheel is dangerous for young drivers, and now new research finds it’s no different for seniors. In a driving-simulator experiment, seniors who were long-term marijuana smokers …
Read More »Survey finds link between drug/cannabis use during pregnancy and certain childhood cancers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While the risks of drug use, smoking and drinking during pregnancy are widely accepted, a new survey of parents has identified clear associations between certain types of childhood cancers and gestational substance use, notably cannabis. The …
Read More »FDA review supports reclassifying marijuana as less risky drug
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conclude in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs with the same restrictions and it should be reclassified as a less dangerous …
Read More »Worms as a model for understanding endocannabinoid system could inform better medications
Image of worm that is genetically engineered so that certain neurons and muscles are fluorescent. Green dots are neurons that respond to cannabinoids. Credit: Stacy Levichev If you give a worm some weed, he might just need a snack to …
Read More »Nearly a third of US population lives in an area that earmarks taxes for mental health
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Local governments are increasingly adopting policies that earmark taxes for mental health services, and approximately 30% of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction with such a policy, finds a new analysis published in the journal …
Read More »Women less likely to seek substance use treatment due to stigma, logistics
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fewer than 11% of women with a substance use disorder (SUD) received treatment in 2019 according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. New research from Penn State examined the barriers that women with …
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