Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of inpatient services related to behavioral health (such as for mental health and substance use disorders) than adults receiving the recommended dose, according to an analysis funded by the National …

A new look into addiction treatment availability in the U.S. criminal justice system reveals that fewer than half (43.8%) of 1,028 jails surveyed across the nation offered any form of medication for opioid use disorder, and only 12.8% made these available to anyone with the disorder. With two-thirds of people who are incarcerated in U.S. jails experiencing a substance use …

As fake pills send teen overdose deaths skyrocketing, these high schoolers are filling an information void with films and peer-to-peer education Eli Myers was only 15 when his close friend and classmate Chloe Kreutzer died from taking a counterfeit Percocet pill filled with fentanyl. Initially, he said, the response from officials at his Los Angeles high school was stony silence. …

Research challenges idea that vaping could be healthier alternative to smoking, say authors of research Vaping damages young people’s lungs as much as smoking, according to research that has prompted fresh debate over the health risks of e-cigarettes. The study compared vapers and smokers in a strenuous exercise test and found both groups emerged as being less fit and much …

Yubo, previously known as Yellow, is a social media app that has been gaining popularity in recent years, allowing users to create live video streams and chat with others. It is marketed as a “Tinder-style” social networking app, but unfortunately, it has become a popular platform for explicit content, including sexual content and cyberbullying. Beyond content, the app has a …

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 …

Caffeine can be part of a healthy diet for most people, but too much caffeine may pose a danger to your health. Do you drink coffee or tea first thing in the morning, hoping the caffeine in it will jump-start your day? Do you follow it up with more coffee, an energy drink, or other caffeinated beverages throughout the day? …

According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, from 2018 to 2023, the number of marijuana poison control calls for children aged 5 and under increased by 2,300%: 2018: 7 calls 2019: 26 calls 2020: 57 calls 2021: 102 calls 2022: 125 calls 2023: 168 calls This trend is being exacerbated by the emergence of child-friendly products and …

A Dallas man was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, including stashing the drugs inside his child’s stuffed bear, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Jorge Miguel Arteaga Medina, 23, was sentenced to 97 months by U.S. District Judge Ada Brown after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance …

Saturday, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day, when we collectively remember those who have lost their lives to drug overdose, support those who grieve those losses, and offer encouragement to those who seek recovery from addiction. It is also an opportunity to share new knowledge about the overdose crisis and strategies for confronting it. There is some very good news …