Tag: Drug Abuse
The dermatology of addiction
Drug addiction is a topic that tends to spark conversation about psychosocial matters, and while drugs are notorious for having profound effects on all...
The link between drug abuse and postpartum depression
A new study from North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) revealed that a woman’s lifelong record of drug...
New study mirrors national data showing sharp increase in babies born...
An increasing number of babies in the United States are starting their lives in a state of withdrawal, according to a new study published...
New data shows higher risk of substance abuse in LGBT community
Sexual minority groups have a higher risk of abusing substances than the sexual majority population, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse...
Are drug overdose images raising awareness or stigmatizing addiction?
Overdose pics are going viral, and they’re coming from unlikely sources – police departments in small towns across the U.S.
Police departments have been releasing...
Rising fatal overdose rates in Massachusetts outpace national average
New data shows that there’s no sign of improvement in the Massachusetts opioid epidemic.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) reported earlier this month...
When ‘one more time’ turns into one final overdose
Malloury Fitzsimmons knew something was off earlier this week when she noticed her fiancé Timothy Oster sleeping without a blanket. As she drew closer,...
Methadone: Are liquid handcuffs the best solution?
Due to the side effects and risks linked to methadone, many countries around the world do not allow the drug to be used for...
Synthetic opioid more than 10,000 times more powerful than morphine spreading...
A synthetic opioid that is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl has been responsible for a recent spate...
Two 13-year-olds fatally overdose after purchasing synthetic opioid ‘Pink’ online
Last September, two 13-year-old boys were found dead in their respective homes in Park City Utah for no apparent reason.
Shortly after, a spokeswoman for...
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