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A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
The final rule, which will go into effect S...
An interactive text-message support program can help teenagers quit vaping, a groundbreaking new clinical trial finds.
Teens who subscribed to the anonymous program, called This Is Quitting, were 35% more likely to report not vaping nicotine by the end of a seven-month study, researchers reported Aug. 7 in the
That vape pen might contain something even worse than nicotine, new research warns.
Tobacco companies may be trying to duck federal restrictions on vaping products by replacing nicotine with “nicotine analogs†-- related chemicals that have similar properties but...
Nearly 1 in every 10 chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioids winds up addicted to the painkillers at some point, a new review finds.
Further, nearly 1 in 3 will show symptoms of opioid addiction, researchers reported Aug. 7 in the journal
Remember your besties from high school? Sure, they made a lasting impression, but science suggests they influenced the trajectory of your health, too.
It's not that far-fetched: Your friends carry genes that may or may nor predispose them to mental health issues ranging from addiction to anxiety and depression...
Smokers with diabetes or obesity who take semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) might reap an added benefit: Help in quitting smoking.
A yearlong study found that, compared to people using other diabetes drugs, fewer patients who were taking semaglutide sought out medical help to quit smoking.
That suggests the drug might have already been helping them to quit, researchers noted.
The ...
The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns.
Medical toxicology data from one unnamed hospital in the western U.S. found the number of cases involving overdoses involving fake "M-30" Oxycontin pills rose from just three in 2017 to 209 during 2022, accordin...
Misuse of illicit prescription drugs is falling dramatically among U.S. high school students, a new study says.
The percentage of seniors who say they’ve misused prescription drugs in the past year has dropped to 2% in 2022, down from 11% back in 2009, researchers reported July 24 in the ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country's best-selling e-cigarette.
The agency's
Telemedicine could be a better way to get opioid addicts to seek out and stick with treatment, a new study suggests.
People referred to an addiction treatment clinic following a telemedicine evaluation were more likely to show up to their first appointment than those whose referral resulted from an ER visit, researchers reported recently in the
Many tweens and teens are filling prescriptions for opioids far in advance of surgeries unlikely to be associated with severe pain afterward, a new study says.
Worse, a significant minority continue to fill those opioid prescriptions three to six months after
Most people addicted to opioids and their loved ones are unaware that their primary care doctor can prescribe a medication to treat the disorder, a new nationwide survey reveals.
"We've made great strides in making it easier for primary care doctors to prescribe these safe and effective treatments, but our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid u...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes has drawn the the ire of health advocates who say the decision undermines efforts to end the youth vaping epidemic in America.
In its approval of four flavored vaping products made by Njoy, the agency defended its decision.
"Based upon our rigorous scientific review, in this instanc...
Only a third of outpatient mental health facilities offer medications essential for treating opioid addiction, a new study finds.
Standard care for treating people with opioid use disorder involves drugs like buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone, which help suppress cravings and blunt the effects of narcotics.
But most front-line mental health facilities don't offer these
As marijuana use becomes legal and more accepted across America, more seniors are developing unhealthy relationships with the drug, a new report suggests.
A look at data on almost 56 million Medicare beneficiaries finds "rates of health care encounters with cannabis-related disorders increased from 2017 through 2022," according to a study led by
Nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking or chewing tobacco, but they still pose an addiction risk to users, a new review finds.
These pouches are filled with crystallized nicotine, and are placed between the gums and lips, researchers said. They are sold in various ...
Opioid overdoses in pregnant women are at an all-time high in the United States, and researchers think they've figured out one way to counter this phenomenon.
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly tied to substance use disorders, which means some women who become pregnant are taking ADHD medications while receiving treatment for
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up with the Department of Justice and several other federal agencies to do more to stop the sale of illegal e-cigarettes in this country.
In launching the newly created task force, the FDA aims "to coordinate and streamline efforts to bring all available criminal and civil tools to bear against the illegal distribut...
A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the company's e-cigarettes are back under review, they have not been fully cleared for sale in this country, the FDA said in its
San Francisco researchers report that smoking has now replaced injections as the most common way of ingesting illicit fentanyl.
That switch has created a potentially deadly new danger, however, as fentanyl residues slowly build up in shared equipment used to smoke the drug.
Study author Dr. David Ciccarone likened it to a prio...
TikTok is full of fun memes, pranks, dances and challenges -- and illicit vaping product sales targeting teenagers, a new study reports.
Advertising and sales of vaping products is common on the video-sharing platform, according to findings published May 23 in the journ...
A quit-smoking drug appears to help people drop their vaping addiction, a new study shows.
Vapers who took varenicline (Chantix) were significantly more likely to quit using e-cigarettes loaded with nicotine than ...
Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or smoking or both, new research shows.
The study is based on a survey of almost 11,000 young British people ages 10 to 25 who were tracked from 2015 through 2021.
Overall, 8.5% said they currently smoked, 2.5% said they vaped and about 1% did both.
How much ti...
The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 show the first decline in such deaths since 2018.
"Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2023 -- a decrease of 3% from the 111,029 deaths estimated in 2022," CDC statisticians wrote.
They released the new nu...
Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found.
The number of pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement was 2,300 times greater in 2023 than in 2017"more than 115 million pills, compared ...
Using mindfulness to help people trying to overcome opioid addiction can boost their odds of continuing treatment, new research shows.
The approach helps folks how to deal with tension, savor life and reframe their thinking, the researchers explained.
"Better treatment protocols could save thousan...
Parents can be very effective buzzkills for their teens, just by letting kids know they're being closely watched, a new study reports.
Teenagers are less likely to drink, smoke or use drugs when parents keep tabs on their activities, according to fin...
An experimental anti-nicotine drug appears to help people quit vaping, a new study says.
Cytisinicline is a naturally occurring plant-based substance that binds to nicotine receptors in the brain, reducing a person's cravings, researchers said.
The drug has been shown effective in helping people
Prescription opioids taken during pregnancy are not associated with a substantial increase in risk of developmental disorders like ADHD in children, a new study has found.
"A slightly increased risk of neuropsychiatric disorders was found, but this should not be considered clinically meaningful"because it ...
Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study finds.
National estimates suggest as many as 85% of inmates leave prison with some form of substance abuse problem, researchers said.
But only 17% of ex-cons on Medicaid in Virginia have been diagnosed with substa...
A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report.
The two generic drugs are the antihistamine cyproheptadine and prazosin, which treats high blood pressure and urinary urgency, noted a team led by Henri-Jean Aubin, of the Uni...
Two-thirds of homeless people are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large, new review of data on the subject.
The analysis found that men who are homeless are more likely to be battling mental illness than women, although rates were high for both genders compared to the general population.
There are signs that rates of mental illness may be on the rise among homele...
People who gamble on sports are more likely to be binge drinkers as well, a new report finds.
Both women and men who bet on sports were at least twice as likely to binge drink compared to non-gamblers, results showed. Further, the odds of binge drinking increased with the frequency of gambling.
"With past research showing that sports gamblers are more likely to report symptoms of al...
For folks who have battled alcohol dependency for years, any treatment that could curb or block alcohol cravings would be a huge advance.
Now, research in mice is giving a glimmer of hope that just such a therapy might be possible.
A compound -- so far dubbed LY2444296 -- appears to block a key brain cell receptor called the kappa opioid receptor (KOP), a team at the Scripps Researc...
Telehealth might be a more effective way of treating alcoholism than in-person therapy sessions, a new study reports.
Alcoholics who receive treatment through telehealth were more likely to engage in more therapy visits and stick to anti-alcohol medication longer than those who venture out for alcohol use disorder therapy, researchers found.
These results are "particularly important...
College students who use drugs like Adderall to help them focus on their studies may be setting themselves up for trouble.
Researchers asked 700 undergraduates across the United States about drugs commonly used by students -- including ADHD medications like Adderall, cannabis, nicotine, alcohol, MDMA and ecstasy. They also asked about students' academic performance and physical and mental...
Deaths where alcohol played a key role climbed sharply in recent years, hitting women even harder than men, new government data shows.
Between 2016 and 2021 (the latest numbers available), "the average number of U.S. deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by more than 40,000 [29%], to 178,000 per year," reported a team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
P...
More than two in every five Americans know someone who's died from a drug overdose, a new study shows.
The study highlights the heavy toll that the U.S. opioid epidemic has taken on the nation, researchers say.
"The experiences and needs of millions of survivors of an overdose loss largely have been overlooked in the clinical and public health response to the nation's overdose crisi...
A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review argues.
Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether after menthol cigarettes were banned in their country or community, researchers report Feb. 21 in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
"This review provides compelling evidence for the U.S. Food an...
Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, new research finds.
"Access is substantially better in areas that are very white," said study lead author Coleman Drake, an assistant professor of health policy and mana...
Increased access to prescription opioids has driven up U.S. suicide rates by making it easier to women to end their lives, a new study claims.
The study also blames a shrinking federal safety net during tough economic times for rising suicide rates.
"We contend that the U.S. federal government's weak regulatory oversight of the pharmaceutical industry and tattered social safety nets...
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- A drug first developed to treat cocaine addiction might also help slow the spread of advanced colon cancer, a new study suggests.
The drug vanoxerine appears to suppress cancer stem cell activity by essentially rewiring gene networks critical to tumor growth, the researchers explained.
"Tumors treated with vanoxerine become more susceptible ...
Coupons for e-cigarettes appear to be a powerful way to get people hooked on vaping, a new study shows.
People who receive coupons for e-cigarettes are 50% more likely to begin vaping, and less likely to quit once they've started, according to findings published recently in the American Journal of Preventive M...
Fetal exposure to opioids may change a baby's immune system, triggering a rise in risks for eczema and asthma through early childhood, new research shows.
Children born to women who used opioids during pregnancy had much higher rates of eczema, as well as conditions such as "diaper rash," during infancy, Australian researchers report.
These children also went on to have significantl...
There's no link at all between weed use and a person's use of illicit opioids, one way or the other, a new review concludes.
Cannabis isn't a gateway drug that can spark a person's desire to try narcotics, results show.
On the other hand, weed also isn't effective in helping wean addicts off opioids, researchers said.
These results have significant implications for U.S. opioid...
Heart disease deaths linked with alcohol or drug use have been steadily increasing in the United States, a new study has found.
Deaths from heart disease in which substance use was cited as contributor rose an average of 4% per year between 1999 and 2019, researchers report.
Further, the death rate accelerated in recent years, rising more than 6% from 2012 to 2019, according to find...
A hot shower, a glass of wine, a good book and sex are a few of Americans' favorite ways to unwind at bedtime, a new survey shows.
"What defines a comfortable night's sleep varies from person to person, but developing a consistent sleep routine that removes distraction is a big first step in building a habit of good sleep health," said Dr. ...
Social media is abuzz with the possibility that newfangled weight loss drugs can also reduce cravings for alcohol, a new study says.
Across a number of Reddit threads, users of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic reported that they felt less need to drink beer, wine and liquor.
Threads bearing titles like "Did scientists accidentally invent an anti-addiction drug?"and "I don't know if th...
A 'secret shopper' study finds that for many American families, accessing inpatient treatment for a teen battling addiction can be next to impossible.
"If you are a family in crisis and you have a kid for whom outpatient treatment is not an option, you hope to be able to call the closest residential facility to you and have access to timely, safe, affordable care for your child,"said stud...
Online gaming and vaping to the point of addiction have become widespread enough that most high school counselors regularly confront these behaviors in today's teens, a new survey shows.
Four out of five counselors say they've worked with at least one student during the past year who had struggled with problematic use of video games or e-cigarettes. However, few said they had the training...