Breaking the silence: Erasing stigma of seeking help for substance-use disorders in military

By LeoDante Ognibene, Recovery Centers of America at Raritan Bay (South Amboy) - July 3, 2024 Recovery Centers of America at Raritan Bay (https://recoverycentersofamerica.com/locations/raritan-bay/), a substance-use disorder ...

Drug Abuse: NANS seeks collaboration with NDLEA

Published on July 1, 2024 By Gift Oba (https://dailypost.ng/author/gift-oba/) To combat the problem of drug abuse among youths in the society, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has ...

Global drug users numbered 292 million people in 2022, a 20% increase over the past decade: UNODC

By Rajat Ghai (https://www.downtoearth.org.in/author/rajat-ghai-2362) Published: Thursday 27 June 2024 iStock photo for representation There has been a concerning rise in global drug use, with users worldwide numbering 292 ...

Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority among men

25 June 2024 | WHO Media Team A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive ...

Drug Use in Mexico Increases Risk of Visual Impairment

2024/06/23Latin American Post In Mexico, the consumption of psychoactive substances, both natural and synthetic, poses a significant public health issue and raises the likelihood of developing visual impairments or blindness, according to a ...

NIH-funded intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates over evaluation period

June 16, 2024 From NIDA A data-driven intervention that engaged communities to rapidly deploy evidence-based practices to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths – such as increasing naloxone distribution and ...

Teen Drug Use, by the Numbers

May 21, 2024 By Steven Ross Johnson (https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/steven-ross-johnson) GETTY STOCK IMAGES Alcohol, marijuana and nicotine through vaping remained the most commonly used substances among teens in 2023, ...

Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction

By:Carole Tanzer Miller (https://www.healthday.com/author/carole-tanzer-miller-2) Published on: Jun 10, 2024, 6:23 pm Updated on: Jun 10, 2024, 6:23 pm Key Takeaways An experimental treatment for ...

The Fentanyl Death Crisis in America

Posted June 4, 2024 | By Mark S. Gold M.D. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/mark-s-gold-md)Adderall (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/adhd), Vicodin and other popular prescription medications—but with a deadly ...

Semi-pro footballers jailed for £260m drug plot

Met Police Cocaine was recovered from storage units in west London Six semi-professional footballers who formed a drugs gang to supply cocaine have been jailed. The men, from London and Solihull, admitted conspiracy to supply ...

More than 60% Thais support relisting marijuana as a drug: NIDA poll

Play The majority of Thais support the government’s plan to put cannabis back on the national list of Category 5 narcotics, an opinion survey has ...

Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective

May 8, 2024 Starting people with opioid use disorder on extended-release, injectable naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven days of seeking treatment is more effective than the standard treatment method of starting within ...