Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Alcoholics Anonymous has long been a cornerstone of treating alcohol use disorders in the United States. But even today, Americans are not accessing it equally, according…
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1 in 6 parents say they probably wouldn’t know if teens were betting online
Most parents worry about online betting putting young people at risk of going into debt or developing a gambling addiction. Credit: University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National…
Hoping to clear the air in casinos, workers seek to ban tobacco smoke
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Some casinos continue to allow indoor smoking even as the share of Americans who smoke fell from about 21% in 2005 to 12% in 2021 and…
Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder suggests. Experts, publishing their…
Many young people at risk for psychosis are torn about using marijuana
Even after they’ve experienced episodes of psychosis, many young people who use marijuana are unsure they want to quit the drug, new research shows. Cannabis has long been linked to…
Want to keep Gen Z off vaping? Teach them about the industry’s marketing tactics, study says
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Young adults who are more familiar with e-cigarette marketing practices are more likely to have attitudes against vaping than those unaware of the industry’s marketing, according…
Decline in smoking in England has stalled since pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A decades-long decline in smoking prevalence in England has nearly ground to a halt since the start of the pandemic, according to a new study led…
Japan to legalize cannabis-based medicines
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Japan has passed a bill to legalize cannabis-based medicines in a landmark revision of its stringent drug laws, while toughening its ban on recreational use of…
Could a monthly treatment prevent fentanyl overdoses? Scientists are working on it
Anti-opioid efficacy of CSX-1004 in mice. Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43126-0 Scientists have developed an antibody treatment that shows promise in blocking the potentially deadly effects of fentanyl for…
Peptide PACAP’s Key Role in Alcohol Addiction
Summary: Alcohol, the world’s most common addictive substance, leads to $249 billion in annual costs and 88,000 deaths in the U.S. Alcohol use disorder affects millions but is under-treated. Researchers…
