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New Canadian guidelines for high-risk drinking, AUD
All patients with AUD should be referred for psychosocial treatment, and those with moderate to severe AUD should be offered naltrexone,...
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Here’s how to help Black smokers quit
Clinicians need to be more aggressive in recommending every treatment possible if one treatment fails.
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LSD use triples among young adults with depression
The increase in LSD use was higher among those earning less than $75,000 per year.
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Why legal pot makes this physician sick
Cannabis-related emergency department visits from all acute-care hospitals in California increased by 1,808% from 2005 to 2019 in patients aged 65...
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Cannabis use growing among menopausal women
Cannabis is being increasingly marketed for treating menopause-related and aging-related symptoms.
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Growing ‘tranq’ threat poses challenges for PCPs
“Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier.”
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Substance use in pregnancy linked to adverse CVD outcomes
The authors said the findings “highlight the critical support required during pregnancy and postpartum” for substance users.
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Simultaneous marijuana, alcohol use linked to worse outcomes
Young adults who simultaneously use alcohol and marijuana consume more drinks, spend more time high, and report more negative alcohol-related...
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U.S. counties hit hard by a lack of psychiatric care
Counties without psychiatrists and broadband had significantly higher rates of adult depression, frequent mental distress, drug overdose mortality...
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Nurses maintain more stigma toward pregnant women with OUD
Clinical experience and training may affect differences in attitudes toward women who use opioids during pregnancy.
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Growing public perception that cannabis is safer than tobacco
There was a significant shift over time toward an increasingly favorable perception of cannabis; more respondents reported cannabis was “somewhat...