December 22, 2016 Body image problems in teen girls tied to alcohol use High school girls who have issues with body image and weight are more likely to be drinkers than ) their peers, a recent U.S. study suggests.
December 22, 2016 A novel approach: Fighting painkiller addiction at home People hooked on prescription painkillers were able to use a drug at home to curb cravings and prevent abuse while waiting to get in a treatment program, finds a small study that gives hope for a new way to fight the opioid problem.
December 22, 2016 Inside the DEA: A chemist's quest to identify mystery drugs No one knew what was in the baggie.
December 22, 2016 Researchers: Nearly 400 drug addicts helped in police effort A novel drug addiction program developed in a small Massachusetts fishing town and since replicated in dozens of cities nationwide was able to place almost 400 addicts into treatment nearly each time they sought it during the first year of operation, researchers say in a report being published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
December 21, 2016 5 things to know about America's synthetic-opioid epidemic Government scientists say they're seeing the emergence of a new class of deadly drugs built to mimic the potent prescription painkiller fentanyl.
December 21, 2016 We doctors are enablers: A physician's take on the opioid epidemic My new patient didn’t mention his back pain until the very end of the visit. As he was rising to leave, he asked casually if I could refill his Percocet.
December 20, 2016 Most youth fare poorly after detention for juvenile offenses NEW YORK - Most delinquent youth achieve few positive milestones in the years after their detention, especially if they are boys, Hispanic, or African American.
December 19, 2016 US women increasingly use pot during pregnancy, study finds U.S. women are increasingly using pot during pregnancy, sometimes for morning sickness.
December 19, 2016 Homeless across country fall victim to synthetic marijuana The nation's homeless are proving to be especially susceptible to a new, dirt-cheap version of synthetic marijuana, which leaves users glassy-eyed, aimless, sprawled on streets and sidewalks oblivious to their surroundings or wandering into traffic.
December 16, 2016 Drug overdose deaths rise significantly in past 5 years Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 percent in the past five years across the country, with some states seeing jumps of nearly 200 percent.