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Addiction medicine consults help patients with substance use disorder live longer
In-hospital addiction medicine consultations can reduce deaths in high-risk patients with substance use disorder, according to a new study published in theJournal of General Internal Medicine by University of Pittsburgh physicians. This... Read more -
Alcohol consumption among men drops during pandemic, but problem drinking rises
Alcohol consumption during the coronavirus pandemic declined among men, while it remained steady among women, according to a new RAND... Read more -
Undiagnosed autistic traits common among youths with substance use disorders
One in five teens and young adults who seek treatment for alcohol or drug use may have traits characteristic of... Read more -
Smoke exposure in the early stages of life alters sleep patterns in adults
Researchers of the University of Bologna carried out a study on murine models (mice) demonstrating that pre-natal exposure to nicotine and... Read more -
Opioid overdoses linked to child abuse at neighborhood level
Neighborhoods with more opioid overdoses have higher rates of child welfare investigations and confirmed cases of child maltreatment, a new... Read more -
Pain, anxiety are linked to breathing in mouse brains—suggesting a potential target to prevent opioid overdose deaths
You're startled by a threatening sound, and your breath quickens. You smash your elbow and pant in pain. Why does... Read more -
Cannabis use produces persistent cognitive impairments
A systematic review published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that cannabis use leads to acute cognitive impairments... Read more -
Addressing substance use and pain is key to limiting self-directed hospital discharge
It is not uncommon for people with opioid-related conditions, including opioid dependence and opioid use disorder (OUD), to be regularly... Read more -
Connections between addictive drugs and brain function in mice
Researchers use advanced technology and mice to study dopamine neuron structure, addiction and the brain's ability to recover.... Read more -
Offering buprenorphine medication to people with opioid use disorder in jail may reduce rearrest and reconviction
A study conducted in two rural Massachusetts jails found that people with opioid use disorder who were incarcerated and received... Read more -
Pandemic, stigma a double barrier to health care for people who use substances
Hospitals aren't better equipped to help those struggling with a substance use disorder because of ongoing stigma in health care,... Read more -
Should e-cigarettes be licensed as medicines?
Nicholas Hopkinson at Imperial College London welcomes the move, saying this will give doctors another means to help smokers quit.... Read more -
Researchers find removing brain cells linked to wakefulness and addiction may lessen symptoms of opioid withdrawal
A UCLA-led study in mice shows that removing chemical messengers in the brain that are involved in both wakefulness and... Read more -
Alcohol consumption is affected by a protein linked to the circadian rhythm, new research finds
It's a commonly heard question after New Year's [celebrations]: "Why do we drink the way we do?" A group of... Read more -
Researchers report brain-based method to determine impairment from cannabis intoxication
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found a noninvasive brain imaging procedure to be an objective and reliable way... Read more
