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UM scientists receive $3.3 million NIH contract to develop opioid addiction vaccine

The University of Montana has received a $3.3 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to develop an innovative vaccine targeting opioid addiction.

10 Jul 2019

Sobering up: In an alcohol-soaked nation, more seek booze-free social spaces

Not far from the Anheuser-Busch brewery, Joshua Grigaitis fills a cooler with bottles and cans in one of the city's oldest bars.

8 Jul 2019

Cannabis use during pregnancy may cause premature birth

Pregnant women should refrain from smoking cannabis to prevent their infants from being born early, a new study warns.

8 Jul 2019

PDFNJ campaign emphasizes the hazards of prescription opioids

A powerful new message in Times Square from the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey emphasizes the dangers of prescription opioids.

8 Jul 2019

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to adopt clean needle exchanges

A green van was parked on the edge of downtown Miami, on a corner shadowed by overpasses. The vehicle serves as a mobile health clinic and syringe exchange, where people who inject drugs like heroin and fentanyl could swap dirty needles for fresh ones.

2 Jul 2019

Electronic cigarettes produce stress response in neural stem cells, study finds

A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted to youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain.

1 Jul 2019

New research examines whether effects of alcohol/pregnancy policies vary by race

In the U.S. state policies pertaining to alcohol use during pregnancy have been in effect for more than 40 years.

1 Jul 2019

Concurrent use of benzodiazepine and opioids complicates neonatal abstinence syndrome

Babies born after being exposed to both opioids and benzodiazepines before birth are more likely to have severe drug withdrawal, requiring medications like morphine for treatment, compared to infants exposed to opioids alone, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Hospital Pediatrics.

1 Jul 2019

Opioids are major cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Utah

Stephanie lay in the Salt Lake County jail bunk bed and thought, "Everything would be better if I just died."

28 Jun 2019

Cannabis use has increased and shifted from illicit market, research reveals

A new article published by researchers from University of Puget Sound and University of Washington reports that, based on analysis of public wastewater samples in at least one Western Washington population center, cannabis use both increased and substantially shifted from the illicit market since retail sales began in 2014.

18 Jun 2019

Language in Facebook posts may help identify diabetes and mental health conditions

Language in Facebook posts may help identify conditions such as diabetes, anxiety, depression and psychosis in patients, according to a study from Penn Medicine and Stony Brook University researchers.

18 Jun 2019

Federal grants ‘a lifesaver’ in opioid fight, but states still struggle to curb meth

In his 40 years of working with people struggling with addiction, David Crowe has seen various drugs fade in and out of popularity in Pennsylvania's Crawford County.

17 Jun 2019

Strong family and school connections help prevent transgender youth from substance use

Strong family and school connections are helping prevent transgender youth from smoking cigarettes and using marijuana, even among those targeted by violence.

11 Jun 2019

Bridging the Gaps to Advance Research in the Cannabis Industry

In this interview, Joshua Crossney outlines his talk at Pittcon 2019, aimed to bring together analytical scientists with the medical cannabis community to bridge the gaps and advance research in the cannabis industry.

From Pittcon 10 Jun 2019

A million a day: STIs are a worldwide epidemic, declares WHO

STIs continue to rise globally, with more than 1 million new STIs of just four types being reported every day, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes to over 376 million new STIs a year among people between 15 and 49 years.

6 Jun 2019

Drug Abuse News and Research

UM scientists receive $3.3 million NIH contract to develop opioid addiction vaccine

Sobering up: In an alcohol-soaked nation, more seek booze-free social spaces

Cannabis use during pregnancy may cause premature birth

PDFNJ campaign emphasizes the hazards of prescription opioids

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to adopt clean needle exchanges

Electronic cigarettes produce stress response in neural stem cells, study finds

New research examines whether effects of alcohol/pregnancy policies vary by race

Concurrent use of benzodiazepine and opioids complicates neonatal abstinence syndrome

Opioids are major cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Utah

Cannabis use has increased and shifted from illicit market, research reveals

Language in Facebook posts may help identify diabetes and mental health conditions

Federal grants ‘a lifesaver’ in opioid fight, but states still struggle to curb meth

Strong family and school connections help prevent transgender youth from substance use

Bridging the Gaps to Advance Research in the Cannabis Industry

A million a day: STIs are a worldwide epidemic, declares WHO

Rutgers experts highlight increase in suicide attempts among preteens, mainly girls

Metabolite of kratom alkaloid could be responsible for its pain relief benefits

Patients reading clinician visit notes report positive effects on use of prescription medications

Parental opioid use doubles the risk of suicide attempts by their children

Marijuana use episodes among couples increase likelihood of intimacy events

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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