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Study sheds light on how cocaine addiction alters brain's reward system

Rutgers researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate that cocaine addiction alters the brain's system for evaluating how rewarding various outcomes associated with our decisions will feel.

25 Oct 2023

California expands paid sick days and boosts health worker wages

California continues to burnish its reputation as a progressive state for health policy as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills expanding paid sick leave, adding bereavement leave for miscarriages, and boosting wages for health workers.

25 Oct 2023

Epidemic: What good is a vaccine when there is no rice?

The 1970s was the deadliest decade in the "entire history of Bangladesh," said environmental historian Iftekhar Iqbal

24 Oct 2023

Study identifies predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain

A large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230459 identified 10 predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain, which can help clinicians engage in shared decision-making with patients around opioid prescribing.

24 Oct 2023

Using opioid settlement cash for police gear like squad cars and scanners sparks debate

Policing expenses mount quickly: $25,000 for a law enforcement conference about fentanyl in Colorado; $18,000 for technology to unlock cellphones in Southington, Connecticut; $2,900 for surveillance cameras and to train officers and canines in New Lexington, Ohio. And in other communities around the country, hundreds of thousands for vehicles, body scanners, and other equipment.

23 Oct 2023

California moves ahead of the FDA in banning common candy additives

Halloween candy could be in for a California makeover.

20 Oct 2023

Biden pick to lead NIH finally has her day, but still gets caught up in drug price debate

A Senate committee finally held a hearing Wednesday on President Joe Biden's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health. But the panel's chair, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), was focused on drug prices — an issue over which the NIH has very little control.

19 Oct 2023

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid crisis had on the hospital's youngest patients.

19 Oct 2023

Health care ‘game-changer’? Feds boost care for homeless Americans

The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat homeless people wherever they find them, from creekside encampments to freeway underpasses, marking a fundamental shift in how — and where — health care is delivered.

19 Oct 2023

Telehealth may improve access and retention for opioid use disorder treatment

Starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder through telehealth was associated with an increased likelihood of staying in treatment longer compared to starting treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new study analyzing Medicaid data from 2019-2020 in Kentucky and Ohio.

18 Oct 2023

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital.

18 Oct 2023

For people with sickle cell disease, ERs can mean life-threatening waits

Heather Avant always dresses up when she goes to the emergency room.

17 Oct 2023

Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds

Although people with opioid use disorder (OUD) are significantly more likely to overdose or have a complication after major surgery than those without the disorder, using medications for the treatment of OUD before surgery may eliminate that extra risk, suggests a large, first-of-its-kind study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

New research calls for shift in thinking about ultra-processed food addiction

Researchers from the United States, Brazil, and Spain, including scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, published an analysis in a special edition of the British Medical Journal with a timely and controversial recommendation: It's time for an international shift in the way we think about ultra-processed food.

9 Oct 2023

Intermittent use of benzodiazepines linked with fewer side effects

More than 60 years after being introduced, doctors have uncovered the first reliable evidence to confirm the belief that taking benzodiazepines such as Valium and Ativan intermittently rather than continuously is associated with fewer side effects and reduced falls, hospitalizations and deaths.

9 Oct 2023

Parental leave reduces alcohol-related hospitalizations in fathers, study finds

Men who have been on parental leave have a significantly reduced risk of being hospitalized due to alcohol consumption.

6 Oct 2023

Is social media derailing our teens? Study unveils the balancing act for adolescent wellbeing

Study delves into the varying impacts of social media on adolescents, distinguishing between healthy, unhealthy, and dependent usage while highlighting a spectrum of personal, interpersonal, and contextual factors influencing their wellbeing. It suggests that a balanced approach to social media, coupled with positive real-world interactions and alternative leisure activities, can mitigate negative effects on adolescents' mental health and overall wellbeing.

4 Oct 2023

More schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma

Last year, a student fell unconscious after walking out of a bathroom at Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado.

3 Oct 2023

Compulsive stress coping behaviors linked to brain's dopamine-dependent habit system

Researchers performed longitudinal studies in rats to measure the sensitivity of early established versus compulsive polydipsic alcohol (or water) drinking in response to bilateral infusion of α-flupentixol, anterior dorsolateral striatum (aDLS)-dopamine (DA) receptor antagonist.

2 Oct 2023

Cannabis use disorder linked to ~60% higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events, Canadian study finds

A recent study published in Addiction evaluated the associations of cannabis use disorder (CUD) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes.

2 Oct 2023

Addiction News and Research

Study sheds light on how cocaine addiction alters brain's reward system

California expands paid sick days and boosts health worker wages

Epidemic: What good is a vaccine when there is no rice?

Study identifies predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain

Using opioid settlement cash for police gear like squad cars and scanners sparks debate

California moves ahead of the FDA in banning common candy additives

Biden pick to lead NIH finally has her day, but still gets caught up in drug price debate

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

Health care ‘game-changer’? Feds boost care for homeless Americans

Telehealth may improve access and retention for opioid use disorder treatment

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

For people with sickle cell disease, ERs can mean life-threatening waits

Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds

New research calls for shift in thinking about ultra-processed food addiction

Intermittent use of benzodiazepines linked with fewer side effects

Parental leave reduces alcohol-related hospitalizations in fathers, study finds

Is social media derailing our teens? Study unveils the balancing act for adolescent wellbeing

More schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma

Compulsive stress coping behaviors linked to brain's dopamine-dependent habit system

Cannabis use disorder linked to ~60% higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events, Canadian study finds

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