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Media Contacts: Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected] or Kathy Fackelmann, [email protected] Newswise — WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2025)–A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Researchers at the George Washington University say the condition occurs in people who are long-term regular consumers of cannabis and…
Newswise — A new study examining the treatment of xylazine-associated wounds in Philadelphia sheds light on the severe medical complications and healthcare challenges caused by the widespread presence of the drug in the city’s illicit supply. Conducted by surgeons at Cooper University Hospital and researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the Philadelphia College…
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA—Standardizing an assessment process currently used by doctors during care discussions with veterans at risk for suicide in other context could shed more light on the risks related to firearms and opioids. The findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were reported today in JAMA Network Open. They…
The death of a Lethbridge teen whose body was found on a city street on Boxing Day, and his mother’s subsequent criminal charges, is putting a spotlight on addiction. On Dec. 26, 2024 Lethbridge police arrived on the scene of a dead 13-year-old boy. While rumours swirled for weeks in the southern Alberta city, official…
BYLINE: Leigh Anne Kelley Newswise — Relapse is common when someone is trying to quit, regardless of whether they’re giving up opioids or alcohol or cigarettes. To better inform treatment, researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Addiction Recovery Research Center wanted to better understand how the experience of quitting differed across substances. …
Newswise — The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in Addiction, examined diagnoses of these disorders in adolescents and young adults between 2001 to 2019. Sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications…
I’ll say it: The power TikTok has on my nighttime routine is unmatched. After I’ve popped a melatonin, brushed my teeth and settled under the covers, I’m heading to the app for funny videos and relatable content. Whether or not TikTok is here to stay is up in the air, although it’s increasingly looking like…
Newswise — Program Manager Alejandra Cortez, LCSW, recognizes that working with high school students is as much about learning as it is about teaching. “When we are working with youth, I see amazing growth both in the students and in my own team,” Cortez explains. Youth Advocate Dayanara Fonseca agrees. “We have worked with one…
Newswise — The thought of illegal drug sales evokes images of deals done on shady street corners. But a new study from Case Western Reserve University exposes a critical but underreported element of the illegal drug market: so-called “peer-brokered” sales. Peer-brokered sales, in which people buy drugs for others within their social circles and take…
Near the intersection of Pender and Main streets in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, we found Andrew Auld and his partner smoking drugs on the sidewalk Wednesday. Robyn, who declined to give her last name, told Global News she believes people should be allowed to use in public again and feels it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars…
