Examining the president’s Twitter activity.
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Evaluating behavior using the elements of addiction can shed light on the president’s – and anyone else’s – tendencies to use social media.
As North America’s opioid crisis worsens, schools across Canada are purchasing naloxone anti-overdose kits. Research suggests that risks of opioid addiction could also be addressed through attention to children’s nutrition.
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High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity. New evidence suggests it increases the risks of opioid addiction and overdose too.
It’s not easy.
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The Labour Party’s promises are a start – but we need to go further. It’s a public health crisis.
A far larger proportion of prisoners have histories of dependent substance use than the general population.
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New research has analysed the effectiveness of ten Drug Recovery Wings piloted in British prisons.
Michelle Holley holds a photograph of her daughter Jaime Holley, 19, who died of a heroin overdose in November 2016.
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Your guide to a public health crisis that’s likely to get worse.
Schedule 2 narcotics: Morphine Sulfate, OxyContin and Opana.
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How can we fight the opioid epidemic? Redesign the drugs, rethink how we assess patients and mandate prescription monitoring.
Oxycodone-acetaminophen pills.
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Drug addiction isn’t about bad habits, fear of withdrawal or a selfish search for pleasure. It’s about the brain.
Discarded used hypodermic needles along the Merrimack River in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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HIV, STIs and other dangerous infections are feeding off of the opioid epidemic, creating an even more complicated threat to public health.
The latest trend in the video gaming industry is the creation of “whales,” people so addicted to games that they spend their entire life savings to keep playing.
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The video gaming industry has transitioned from a group of backyard innovators to an industry of multi-billion dollar companies.
Those who grow up in toxic environments are up to 12 times more likely to experience addiction, depression and to try to commit suicide.
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World Suicide Prevention Day draws attention to the rising tide of teenagers taking their own lives. “Toxic socialization” involving emotional and physical abuse in families is a major cause.
People without ID, like Steven Kemp, are sometimes turned away from the country’s already threadbare system of drug treatment centers.
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President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. But we need to do a lot more to prevent this crisis from escalating even further.
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A new study reveals the risks of vaping in non-smoking teenagers.
Paul Wright, in treatment for opioid addiction in June 2017 at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic in Youngstown Ohio, shows a photo of himself from 2015, when he almost died from an overdose.
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The number of people dying from opioid overdose continues to rise, in part because of cheap street drugs. Yet the price of a drug used to treat addiction is out of reach for many.
The latest evidence-based treatments for opioid addiction are often under-used, due to inadequate addiction education for doctors and nurses.
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Most physicians are unaware of effective approaches to treat opioid addiction. Addiction medicine fellowships offer a new and effective way to save lives.
Fentanyl: increasingly lethal.
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Synthetic opiates are a growing problem.
Tramadol.
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More and more baby boomers are getting hooked on oxycodone, vicodin and tramadol.
Cannabis remains Britain’s favourite illegal drug.
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Anabolic steroids and nitrous oxide are on the up and up.
Researchers are looking at technology for ways to manage mood.
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Some technologies can be used to manipulate mood. Drug research offers insights into their possible impact.
Nothing like Instagram.
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Social media is not a drug. Yes it can have negative effects, but it has positive effects too.
Drug related deaths are on the rise, but federal funds to programs that mitigate drug abuse are being cut in 2018.
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Drug deaths are rising faster than ever. How did we get here and what to do about it?