December 14, 2015 Underage kids get alcohol ads directly to smartphones Kids as young as 13 may be inundated with daily ads from the alcohol industry on social media, and while Twitter has an age-gate which blocks direct-to-phone updates for underage users, Instagram does not, according to a new study.
December 11, 2015 Fewer teens are driving drunk, national survey says A government survey shows fewer teens and young adults say they drive drunk.
December 11, 2015 Ireland unveils minimum alcohol price plan to reduce drinking The Irish government, aiming to change the country's "damaging attitude to alcohol", approved on Wednesday plans for minimum prices for drinks in the hope of reducing one of Europe's highest levels of alcohol consumption.
December 11, 2015 Painkillers, heroin drive increase in US overdose deaths Drug overdoses rose again last year, driven by surges in deaths from heroin and powerful prescription painkillers, according to new federal statistics.
December 10, 2015 Childhood bullying tied to later mental health problems Preventing childhood bullying may also help curb the need for treatment of psychiatric problems in early adulthood, suggests a new study that followed more than 5,000 children in Finland.
December 9, 2015 Study finds e-cigarettes contain chemical tied to 'popcorn lung' A new Harvard University study has cast doubts about the safety of flavored e-cigarettes, many of which have been found to contain a chemical tied to a respiratory disease commonly known as “popcorn lung.”
December 9, 2015 Vermont medical school delves into marijuana science As more states allow for the use of medical marijuana, the University of Vermont is offering a course in the science of the drug— and the professors say they are challenged by a lack of research on what has long been a taboo topic.
November 30, 2015 One country's plan for heroin addicts: Give them heroin If you can't cure heroin addicts, at least give them good-quality smack in a safe environment—or so say newly elected politicians in Norway.
November 30, 2015 Synthetic marijuana sickens 16 in San Diego, police say Authorities said a synthetic drug called spice sickened 16 people in downtown San Diego Saturday, a week after paramedics were called to treat eight others who had used the same drug.