GLP-1 receptor agonists show promise in treating substance use disorders
A systematic review reveals that GLP-1 receptor agonists may help reduce certain substance use disorders, but findings are inconsistent due ...
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Trump drastically inflates annual fentanyl death numbers
Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are dying each year from ...
Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.
A new study, out now in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that details trends among psychiatric hospitalizations between 2015-2019 finds that ...
Researchers identify strategy to design safer opioids
Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the risk for addiction, miserable withdrawal ...
Marshall University receives $3.3 million grant to examine genetic mechanisms behind fentanyl addiction
Marshall University was awarded a $3.3 million grant (#R01DA057931) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to examine the ...
Analysis reveals composition of counterfeit pills in Rhode Island's illicit drug supply
A new analysis revealed the frequency of potentially lethal substances, such as fentanyl and xylazine, in counterfeit pills that had ...
Overdosing on chemo: A common gene test could save hundreds of lives each year
One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she ...
Researchers sound a clarion call for greater investment in bereavement care
The public health toll from bereavement is well-documented in the medical literature, with bereaved persons at greater risk for many ...
Benzodiazepine prescribing practices for homeless veterans with mental illness
What question were you investigating? Despite elevated risk for substance use disorder and overdose death in the homeless population, benzodiazepine ...
CDC publishes updated and expanded recommendations for clinicians providing pain care
Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with ...
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