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In recent decades the range and patterns of opioids used for extra-medical purposes have changed. The use of pharmaceutical opioids exceeds the use of heroin. In 2017, 63 percent of opioid deaths were attributed exclusively to pharmaceutical opioids, 28 percent to illicit opioids and 8 percent to both illicit and pharmaceutical opioids (aged 15-64 years).

As of January 7, 2020, a total of 2558 hospitalized patients with nonfatal cases and 60 patients with fatal cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) had been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CONCLUSIONS: Chronic conditions, including cardiac and respiratory diseases and mental health conditions, were common among

Soaring rates of vaping among young people and associated problems have resulted in great urgency and important challenges for policymakers. Despite the urgency, policies should be evidence-based and thoughtfully designed. They require effective, collaborative, and well-funded enforcement by federal and state governments. Policymakers should aim to reduce vaping among young people while maintaining avenues to

Adolescent Brain Development: WEBINAR – Ken C. Winters (Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute )

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In prior work, it’s been noted how psychosis can follow methamphetamine use and last into abstinence. Varying levels of methamphetamine use can induce psychosis, depending in part on an individual’s background, and it can develop quickly or after 20 years of use. This psychosis can be quite similar to Schizophrenia – in some cases, violent

Treating major depressive disorder remains an important challenge worldwide. The disorder impairs productivity, social functioning, and overall health, reducing life expectancy and burdening health care systems.1 Although many treatments exist, at least a third of patients do not have a response after two or more trials of antidepressant drugs and are considered to have treatment-resistant depression.2 Such

Australians have access to mass amounts of potent drugs online, equivalent to “billions of doses” every day, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). The report found “alarming” amounts of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanil available on the dark web.  Carfentanil is not for human use and was originally

(February 4, 2019) The importance and efficacy of Prevention & Demand Reduction mechanisms Focusing on the real dangers of Marijuana, Kratom and E-Cigarettes (Vaping)  View Video