Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction
Cues trigger enzyme activity outside specific cell types
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Youths with mood disorders who use marijuana at higher risk of death, self-harm
Not only might youth with mood disorders of greater severity be more inclined to use cannabis than less severely affected youth, but cannabis use can also worsen symptoms and interfere with successful mood disorder treatment
Read morePrinciples of care established for young adults with substance use disorders
Supplement published in Pediatrics highlights evidence on how best to address this unique age group
Read moreRate of neonatal abstinence syndrome, maternal opioid-related diagnoses in US
What The Study Did: Variations and changes in national and state rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome and maternal opioid-related diagnoses
Read moreMarijuana use typically drops at the beginning of the year, then climbs in summer and fall
Seasonal variation may be explained by new year’s resolutions
Read moreNIH study suggests using cannabis while trying to conceive may reduce pregnancy chances
Women who use marijuana could have a more difficult time conceiving a child than women who do not use marijuana,
Read moreStudy examines attitudes toward long-acting injectable HIV therapy among women
A study led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers examines attitudes toward long-acting injectable (LAI) HIV therapies,
Read moreRisk of substance use disorder among patients with autism
What The Study Did: Researchers used health insurance data from Taiwan to investigate the risk of substance use disorder among
Read moreOne in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide
Women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are eight times more likely to attempt suicide, while men with ADHD are four and a half times more likely; parental violence and substance dependence increase the prevalence of suicide attempts
Read moreRecommendations for the Overdose Epidemic in the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new report from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers recommendations aimed at federal, state, and local policymakers to address the opioid epidemic during the pandemic.
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
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
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