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Depression puts teen girls in South Africa at higher risk of HIV infection

Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV: By the time they reach adulthood, one in four South African girls will have contracted the virus, and most are first infected during adolescence.

19 Nov 2019

Ketamine can decrease alcohol consumption in men, reveal FSU researchers

Research from Florida State University is giving physicians a better understanding of ketamine, a potentially useful tool in treating depression that still has unanswered questions.

19 Nov 2019

Research looks at the influence of online platforms on rising illegal drug epidemic

New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science looks at the influence online platforms have on the rising illegal drug epidemic. This study shows drug abuse treatment admissions and overdose deaths have increased since the founding of Craigslist.

18 Nov 2019

Children born to women on HIV therapy more likely to have microcephaly, developmental delays

Children born to women on HIV therapy containing the drug efavirenz were 2 to 2.5 times more likely to have microcephaly, or small head size, compared to children born to women on regimens of other antiretroviral drugs, according to an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health.

18 Nov 2019

Sudden death due to heart disease – it could be in the genes

More than 220,000 American adults die suddenly of cardiac causes – a phenomenon called sudden cardiac death. Some sources put it as closer to 400,000. Both inexplicable and distressing, this has been the subject of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and presented at the American Heart Association’s scientific session.

17 Nov 2019

Surgeon general’s marijuana warning omits crucial context

Speaking about a recent federal advisory on marijuana, Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, put a new spin on long-standing admonitions about the drug.

15 Nov 2019

Adoption of state Prescription Drug Monitoring programs linked with death rates from heroin poisoning

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found a consistent association between the adoption of state Prescription Drug Monitoring programs (PDMP) and death rates from heroin poisoning.

14 Nov 2019

Despite increasing support, LGBTQ+ community continues to face discrimination

Despite increasing support for the rights of people in the LGBTQ+ community, discrimination remains a critical and ongoing issue for this population, according to researchers.

14 Nov 2019

Urban hotspots of opioid abuse among high-schoolers revealed

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that in several cities and counties the proportion of high-schoolers who have ever used heroin or misused prescription opioids is much higher than the national average.

14 Nov 2019

Relationship between binge drinking and depressive symptoms declined 16% among adolescents

Binge drinking among U.S. adolescents precipitously declined from 1991 to 2018, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Depressive symptoms among U.S. adolescents have sharply increased since 2012.

14 Nov 2019

New technique enables the study of transporter proteins at a single-molecule level

Like a boat helping passengers cross a river, transporters move substances across cell membranes. This process is fundamental to the healthy functioning of cells in life forms from bacteria to humans.

14 Nov 2019

Childhood trauma linked to health problems in adulthood warns CDC

The Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has released a report citing the dangers of traumatic events occurring in childhood. These traumatic events are named “Adverse Childhood Experiences” or ACE says the CDC and include abuse (physical and mental) or violence or growing up in an environment that is no congenial for development.

6 Nov 2019

First-in-the-U.S. clinical trial uses deep brain stimulation to tackle opioid addiction

The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine, today (Nov. 5) announced the launch of a first-in-the-U.S. clinical trial using deep brain stimulation for patients suffering from treatment-resistant opioid use disorder.

5 Nov 2019

Mint flavored e-cigarettes found to be popular among U.S. teens

A new USC study shows that mint was the most popular flavor of e-cigarettes used by U.S. teens in 2019, a finding that could impact proposed federal regulations intended to rein in soaring e-cig use among youth.

5 Nov 2019

Mother-infant free-play interactions have positive effect on child's obesity risk trajectories

The deleterious effects that obesity has on an individual's health and the difficulty of reversing it in adults are well-known, ranging from diabetes and heart disease to cancer.

5 Nov 2019

Single vaping episode of cannabis could yield positive results in urine drug tests

In a study of six adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that a single vaping episode of cannabis that is similar in chemical composition to that found in legal hemp products could possibly result in positive results on urine drug screening tests commonly used by many employers and criminal justice or school systems.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 4 Nov 2019

Study offers better understanding of smoking among urban emergency department patients

A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department.

4 Nov 2019

Portage, Geauga and Lake counties to get new drug prevention infrastructures

Kent State University's College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.

30 Oct 2019

Study finds declining trend in prevalence of cannabis use disorder among frequent users

The prevalence of cannabis use disorder decreased in 2002 to 2016 among frequent users, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

30 Oct 2019

Study examines link between gift-giving and opioid prescribing by medical specialty

Physicians who received gifts from pharmaceutical companies related to opioid medications were more likely to prescribe opioids to their patients the following year, compared to physicians who did not receive such gifts, according to a new analysis led by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

30 Oct 2019

Drug Abuse News and Research

Depression puts teen girls in South Africa at higher risk of HIV infection

Ketamine can decrease alcohol consumption in men, reveal FSU researchers

Research looks at the influence of online platforms on rising illegal drug epidemic

Children born to women on HIV therapy more likely to have microcephaly, developmental delays

Sudden death due to heart disease – it could be in the genes

Surgeon general’s marijuana warning omits crucial context

Adoption of state Prescription Drug Monitoring programs linked with death rates from heroin poisoning

Despite increasing support, LGBTQ+ community continues to face discrimination

Urban hotspots of opioid abuse among high-schoolers revealed

Relationship between binge drinking and depressive symptoms declined 16% among adolescents

New technique enables the study of transporter proteins at a single-molecule level

Childhood trauma linked to health problems in adulthood warns CDC

First-in-the-U.S. clinical trial uses deep brain stimulation to tackle opioid addiction

Mint flavored e-cigarettes found to be popular among U.S. teens

Mother-infant free-play interactions have positive effect on child's obesity risk trajectories

Single vaping episode of cannabis could yield positive results in urine drug tests

Study offers better understanding of smoking among urban emergency department patients

Portage, Geauga and Lake counties to get new drug prevention infrastructures

Study finds declining trend in prevalence of cannabis use disorder among frequent users

Study examines link between gift-giving and opioid prescribing by medical specialty

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