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UrduShortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States.
Tag: Drugs
New study examines addiction medicine treatment in Vietnam
OHSU lead author finds lessons to apply in rural counties across Oregon
Model predicts likelihood of persistent high-dose opioid use after knee surgery
A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has identified 10 readily available clinical factors that may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery. In the study of 142,089…
Rescheduling drugs to lower risk of abuse can reduce use, dangers
Many nations place drugs into various schedules or categories according to their risk of being abused and their medical value. At times, drugs are rescheduled to a more restrictive category to reduce misuse by constricting supply. A new study examined…
Stimulant-associated deaths in US
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at changes in the rate of deaths associated with the use of illicit (such as cocaine) and medical stimulants in the United States from 2010 to 2017. Authors: Joshua C. Black, Ph.D., of Rocky Mountain…
Enhanced Recovery Efforts for Cesarean Delivery Reduce Need for Opioids by 80%
Results of study by Children’s Hospital Colorado show a third of patients not needing narcotic pain pills after c-section
Post-overdose outreach programs in Massachusetts expanding
Additional research needed to determine best practices for reducing subsequent overdoses
Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction
Cues trigger enzyme activity outside specific cell types
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
Principles 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
Rate 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 were examined in this observational study. Authors: Ashley H. Hirai, Ph.D., of the Health Resources and Services Administration in Rockville,…
Marijuana 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
NIH 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, suggests a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Marijuana use among the women’s partners–which could have influenced…
Study 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, among women with a history of injection–including medical purposes and substance use. The findings appear in the journal AIDS Patient…
Risk 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 patients with autism spectrum disorder and its associations with risk of death. Authors: Chih-Sung Liang, M.D., of the National Defense…
One 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
Recommendations 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.
Recommendations for the overdose epidemic in the COVID-19 pandemic
New report offers ways to reduce the toll of two public health crises at once
Experimental 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
Pandemic 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
Study: Surge of teen vaping levels off, but remains high as of early 2020
Findings released today from the most recent Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of substance use behaviors and related attitudes among teens in the United States indicate that levels of nicotine and marijuana vaping did not increase from 2019 to early…
UCI, UCSD study: People more likely to pick up prescriptions via automated kiosks
Irvine, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 — Ever see long lines at the pharmacy counter and give up on a medication, or find that the drive is just a little too long? A study by the University of California, Irvine and UC San Diego found that patients using an automated kiosk in their workplace had better prescription pickup rates without sacrificing instruction from pharmacists.
Survey to characterize marijuana use among cancer patients
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers study how, why and how often patients use marijuana to relieve cancer symptoms
Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may lead to patients becoming persistent drug users
SAN ANTONIO – Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer…
Shedding light on opioid exposure, COVID-19 and health disparities
What The Viewpoint Says: This Viewpoint describes the planned Healthy Brain and Child Development Study, which will investigate the associations of parental substance abuse, COVID-19 and exposure to health disparities with their children’s health and well-being. Authors: Michelle P. Freund,…
Overdose-related cardiac arrests observed by emergency medical services during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: Emerging changes in overdose-related cardiac arrests in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic are described in this observational study using a large national emergency medical services database. Authors: Joseph Friedman, M.P.H., of the University of California,…
Nurse practitioners play key role in opioid addiction treatment in very rural areas
Analysis of Oregon data shows nurse practitioners accounted for one in five buprenorphine prescriptions in rural areas; one in three in frontier areas
Differences in well-being amongst Somali, Latino and Hmong adolescents
University of Minnesota researchers examined the relationship between acculturation and substance use, socioemotional well-being and academic achievement
Limited access to buprenorphine restricts resident physicians treating opioid abusers
A University of South Florida Health study is one of the first to assess barriers resident physicians face in prescribing buprenorphine, the FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder, and their attitudes toward opioid addiction
Artificial intelligence-based tool may help diagnose opioid addiction earlier
Researchers have used machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to develop a prediction model for the early diagnosis of opioid use disorder. The advance is described in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives . The model was generated from information in…
Can memory manipulation help treat alcohol addiction?
In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer from alcohol use disorder. For those that seek treatment, 90% will experience at least one relapse within the first four years. One reason for this is that alcohol withdrawal directly…
UTSA researcher examines drug overdose mortality in the Hispanic community
(November 18, 2020) — UTSA researcher Manuel Cano, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work in the UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy is shedding light to understand the topic of drug overdose deaths in the Hispanic community.…
UNC Charlotte Research Shows Price Pharmaceutical Firms Pay for Illegal Practices
Large pharmaceutical firms paid over $33 billion in penalties over the past 13 years for illegal practices, according to new research from a UNC Charlotte researcher. The study, published in today’s Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), found that 85%…
Cannabis strength soars over past half century — new study
New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased risk of harm.
AI tool may predict movies’ future ratings
Researchers use AI to identify violent, substance-abuse, sexual content in movie scripts before a single scene is shot
OHIO’s Franz publishes study on strategies hospitals adopt to address opioid epidemic
While the world’s attention to public health remains focused on COVID-19, Berkeley Franz, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, continues to focus her attention on one of the largest public health crises in the…
Dopamine surge reveals how even for mice, ‘there’s no place like home’
Study demonstrates how ‘coming home’ produces a signal of comfort in mice
Calls to city 311 lines can predict opioid overdose hotspots
Problems like broken streetlights can be indicators, study finds
Hospitalizations for drug use-related eye infections in US
What The Study Did: Changes in rates and risk factors over more than a decade in the U.S. for hospitalizations for a vision-threatening eye infection related to intravenous (IV) drug use were investigated in this study. Authors: David M. Hinkle,…
Researchers urge healthcare providers to routinely ask patients about cannabis use
Discussing use with chronic pain patients who use opioids is especially important
Sleep-deprived mice find cocaine more rewarding
Sleep deprivation increases rewarding properties of cocaine through motivation peptide
Teen boys link marijuana use with more, better sex
PULLMAN, Wash. – Teen-age boys exposed to pro-cannabis advertising and social media posts are more likely than female peers to associate marijuana use with improving sexual activity, new research from Washington State University suggests. Researchers found that the adolescent males…
Will US college students’ lives be forever transformed by COVID-19?
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 27, 2020)–A team of researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute have embarked on the largest, most comprehensive longitudinal study of how U.S. college students are being…
Real-time opioid overdose tracking system helps show rise after COVID-19’s arrival
Suspected overdose deaths and naloxone rescue attempts by EMS up sharply in Michigan compared with 2019; first responders and public health agencies hail new system for timely data
UH Connor Integrative Health Network to study acupuncture in the ED with $2+ million grant
Study could lead to reduced utilization of opioids for pain
Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term
PULLMAN, Wash. – People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study. The researchers analyzed data inputted into…
Astrocytes build synapses after cocaine use in mice
Researchers in Biological Psychiatry identify a potential therapeutic target for addiction
Opioid prescriptions are rising in the U.K, with 14% of patients becoming long-term users
Older age, social deprivation, and a history of self-harm or substance abuse, are associated with increased risk of long-term opioid use
Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use
Contrary to some claims, people in the U.S may not be substituting cannabis for opioids, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study examined the direction and strength of association between cannabis and opioid…
Cannabis ads and store location influence youth marijuana use
PULLMAN, Wash. – Advertising and location of cannabis retailers influence adolescents’ intentions to use marijuana, according to a new study in the Journal of Health Communication by Washington State University researchers. Stacey J.T. Hust, associate dean in the Murrow College…