Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
HERSHEY, Pa. — Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic
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Study shows significant sex, age differences for nonfatal opioid overdoses in youth
Boston – Results of a national study show significant sex and age-based differences among youth and young adults who experience
Read moreCannabis could reduce fentanyl use, reduce overdose risk
New research suggests that cannabis use by people in care for opioid addiction might improve their treatment outcomes and reduce their risk of being exposed to fentanyl in the contaminated unregulated drug supply.
Read moreRecommendations for the overdose epidemic in the COVID-19 pandemic
New report offers ways to reduce the toll of two public health crises at once
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American College of Academic Addiction Medicine Announces Bruce Hammond, Jr., as Executive Director
The American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM) today announced the appointment of Bruce E. Hammond, Jr., CAE, as Executive Director, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Hammond will step into the new position following the long-planned end-of-year retirement of Kevin Kunz, M.D., M.P.H., DFSAM, founding ACAAM President (2008) and Executive Vice President since 2013. ACAAM was formerly known as The ABAM Foundation and The Addiction Medicine Foundation.
Read moreChildhood intervention can prevent ‘deaths of despair’
Intensive program reduces risky behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood
Read moreHow hope can make you happier with your lot
Having hope for the future could protect people from risky behaviours such as drinking and gambling – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Read moreCOVID-19 cuts into college students’ drinking
PISCATAWAY, NJ – When college campuses closed in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the quantity of alcohol consumed
Read moreResearchers identify predictors of timely enrollment in treatment for opioid use disorder
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — For people living with opioid use disorder, the path to treatment is not always clear-cut.
Read moreExperimental vaccine can counter dangerous effects of synthetic cannabinoids
These illegal drugs are the fastest-growing group of new psychoactive substances and an increasing source of overdoses
Read morePandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use
COVID-19 has affected sleep for half of surveyed, with potential long-term mental health and insomnia impact worries
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Sights set on curbing gun crime
A community or sub-culture encouraging young men’s exposure and obsession with guns – as well as ready access to firearms and drugs – can make gun violence ‘all too easy’, with Flinders University experts promoting a new direction on managing the global problem.
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