Addiction Medicine
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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-induced psychosis tied to schizophrenia risk
ER visits related to cannabis use had the highest risk of transition to a schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
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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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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...
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Adaptive treatment aids smoking cessation
Patches for smoking cessation were more successful with added bupropion for nonresponders.
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Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at all-time high
The biggest increases have been in the adult cohort aged 35-50 years.
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Gene therapy offers new way to fight alcohol use disorder
Compared to primates that received a placebo intravenously, those that received the growth factor gene decreased their drinking by about 90%. They...
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Four factors complicate treating OUD in primary care
Inflexible scheduling and conflicting attitudes on expanding buprenorphine and naltrexone services are among barriers, survey respondents say.