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Opioid receptors play unexpected role in gut nervous system development

Researchers at Rice University have revealed a previously unknown function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS), often referred to as the "brain in the gut."

29 May 2024

Psychoactive drugs are having a moment. The FDA will soon weigh in.

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives.

29 May 2024

People with disabilities more likely to experience pregnancy complications, report shows

People with disabilities account for 13% of all pregnancies in Ontario, but a new report shows that this population was more likely to experience pregnancy complications such as emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and preterm birth.

28 May 2024

Psilocybin use initiates hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to ego-modifying effects

A new study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known "magic mushrooms," initiates a pattern of hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to the ego-modifying effects and feelings of oceanic boundlessness.

23 May 2024

Teens using cannabis have 11 times higher risk of developing psychotic disorders

A new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine estimates that teens using cannabis are at 11 times higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared to teens not using cannabis.

22 May 2024

Study shows dramatic increase in daily cannabis use in the United States

Many countries around the world are considering revising cannabis policies. A new study by a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University assessed cannabis use in the United States between 1979 and 2022, finding that a growing share of cannabis consumers report daily or near-daily use and that their numbers now exceed those of daily and near-daily alcohol drinkers. T

22 May 2024

California pays meth users to get sober

Here in the rugged foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, the streets aren't littered with needles and dealers aren't hustling drugs on the corner.

22 May 2024

New insights into health challenges and the risk factors driving metabolic syndromes

The latest findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021, published today in The Lancet, provide new insights into health challenges and the risk factors that are driving them.

17 May 2024

Varenicline shows promise in first U.S. trial for e-cigarette cessation

The first U.S. trial of varenicline for e-cigarette cessation shows promising results and warrants larger-scale trials, the researchers say.

17 May 2024

Clean needles save lives. In some states, they might not be legal.

Kim Botteicher hardly thinks of herself as a criminal. On the main floor of a former Catholic church in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, Botteicher runs a flower shop and cafe.

17 May 2024

Research highlights complexity of xylazine and fentanyl combination in overdose cases

Unregulated use of fentanyl and overdose deaths have increased dramatically in recent years, and this trend was made more alarming when authorities found fentanyl laced with the animal tranquilizer xylazine.

16 May 2024

California’S $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in

For much of his young life, Jorge Sanchez regularly gasped for air, at times coughing so violently that he'd almost throw up. His mother whisked him to the emergency room late at night and slept with him to make sure he didn't stop breathing.

16 May 2024

Tribal nations invest opioid settlement funds in traditional healing to treat addiction

Outside the Mi'kmaq Nation's health department sits a dome-shaped tent, built by hand from saplings and covered in black canvas.

15 May 2024

Study links higher-potency cannabis use in youth to increased risk of psychotic experiences

Young individuals consuming higher-potency cannabis, such as skunk, between ages 16 and 18, are twice as likely to have psychotic experiences from age 19 to 24 compared to those using lower-potency cannabis.

14 May 2024

Study reveals soaring rates of adolescent daily e-cigarette use

Electronic vapor products (EVPs), also known as e-cigarettes or vaping devices, have an allure because of their marketed image as a safer alternative to traditional cigarette smoking and for their variety of appealing flavors.

13 May 2024

Study shows limited effectiveness of common local anesthetic

Liposomal bupivacaine was launched on the market twelve years ago to provide long-lasting local control of pain.

13 May 2024

San Francisco tries tough love by tying welfare to drug rehab

Raymond Llano carries a plastic bag with everything he owns in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other, and the flattened cardboard box he uses as a bed under his arm as he waits in line for lunch at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. At 55, he hasn't had a home for 15 years, since he lost a job at Target.

13 May 2024

First responders, veterans hail benefits of psychedelic drugs as California debates legalization

Wade Trammell recalls the time he and his fellow firefighters responded to a highway crash in which a beer truck rammed into a pole, propelling the truck's engine through the cab and into the driver's abdomen.

13 May 2024

Study reveals perceived risk of weekly cannabis use among women of childbearing age with disabilities

A growing number of states and territories in the United States have legalized medical and recreational cannabis use.

7 May 2024

Study finds sociodemographic variables to be the most robust predictors of substance use initiation

New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, examined a broad range of potential predictors of substance use among adolescents and found sociodemographic variables were the most robust predictors of substance use initiation.

6 May 2024

Addiction News and Research

Opioid receptors play unexpected role in gut nervous system development

Psychoactive drugs are having a moment. The FDA will soon weigh in.

People with disabilities more likely to experience pregnancy complications, report shows

Psilocybin use initiates hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to ego-modifying effects

Teens using cannabis have 11 times higher risk of developing psychotic disorders

Study shows dramatic increase in daily cannabis use in the United States

California pays meth users to get sober

New insights into health challenges and the risk factors driving metabolic syndromes

Varenicline shows promise in first U.S. trial for e-cigarette cessation

Clean needles save lives. In some states, they might not be legal.

Research highlights complexity of xylazine and fentanyl combination in overdose cases

California’S $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in

Tribal nations invest opioid settlement funds in traditional healing to treat addiction

Study links higher-potency cannabis use in youth to increased risk of psychotic experiences

Study reveals soaring rates of adolescent daily e-cigarette use

Study shows limited effectiveness of common local anesthetic

San Francisco tries tough love by tying welfare to drug rehab

First responders, veterans hail benefits of psychedelic drugs as California debates legalization

Study reveals perceived risk of weekly cannabis use among women of childbearing age with disabilities

Study finds sociodemographic variables to be the most robust predictors of substance use initiation

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