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The legal consequences of using drugs while pregnant
Drug abuse among pregnant women surfaced as a public health problem in the U.S. in the 80s, and legislators have been discussing contrasting views...
New York State to spend $8.1 million to expand addiction treatment...
On Thursday, New York State officials announced more than $8 million in funding to be allocated to addiction treatment programs in the western and...
Justice isn’t colorblind when it comes to drug abuse, incarceration and...
Justice may be considered blind, but a new study shows that it’s definitely not colorblind.
Researchers from Yale University, Drexel University, and American University recently...
Cravings for heroin persists in the brain nine days after death,...
A new study conducted by the Medical University of Vienna found that cravings endured by those who suffer from an opioid substance use disorder...
Maine expands medication-assisted treatment capacity with $2.4M in funding
Earlier this week, Gov. Paul LePage of Maine announced that his administration will allocate $2.4 million in an effort to eliminate wait lists for...
Recent study identifies ‘hot spots’ for prescription opioid poisonings
The rates of prescription opioid poisoning are concentrated in ‘hot spots,’ typically in rural areas, small towns, and suburban areas, according to a recent...
Fatal drug overdoses nearly tripled, new CDC data shows
Fatal drug overdoses nearly tripled between 1999 and 2014, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today by the Centers for Disease...
New app in development to help patients wean off buprenorphine
A new app to help patients discontinue use of buprenorphine and prevent relapse is currently being developed through a collaboration between Worcester Polytechnic Institute,...
New study finds that opioid painkillers do more harm than good...
The myth that opioid painkillers are an effective treatment for chronic pain has been debunked.
A new study published in the journal Current Oncology Reports...
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...
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