B.C. doctor quits, says she was punished for unsanctioned overdose prevention sites
A Vancouver Island doctor involved in setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites outside hospitals claims she was ...
Family files lawsuit seeking to halt sales of Galaxy Gas and other nitrous oxide after woman's death
Nitrous oxide sold in colorful tanks with candy-like flavors that consumers are inhaling to get high is creating a “veritable ...
Marijuana Dependence Linked to Higher Risk of Death
Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder.
Marijuana addiction increases risk for premature death, Canadian study finds
People who need emergency care or hospitalization for cannabis use disorder are at an elevated risk of premature death within ...
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Use of genetic variants to predict opioid use disorder risk may lead to inaccurate results
Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...
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State officials to increase access to addiction medicine buprenorphine
The New York State health department is underscoring the importance of addiction medication in ending the opioid crisis.
Gulf Shores pharmacist sees promise in FDA-approved nonaddictive pain medicine Journavx
For the first time in more than 25 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed off on a new type of pain reliever ...
Traditional healing is close to becoming a covered Medicaid benefit in Arizona
Arizona's Medicaid program is called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS (pronounced "access"). It is ...
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This rabbi-in-training wants every Jew to know how to use Narcan, the life-saving drug that reverses opioid overdose
As the founder of Selah, a Brooklyn-based Jewish community for people in recovery, Arielle Krule aims to train 2,000 people ...
Maine’s first incentivized stimulant treatment program shows promise
The program — the first in the state to offer treatment for stimulant use with financial rewards — shows promising data just ...
NY prison workers are fainting, but drug exposures may not be cause
ALBANY — An investigation into a series of episodes in which state prison workers have been rushed to hospitals after ...