Why Coffee & Cigarette Is a Morning Ritual for Millions
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it.Science can explain that.Researchers have identified two compounds…
Learn MoreFDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned a maker of nicotine gummies to stop marketing what is an illegal product.
In what is a first-of-its-kind warning, the agency said it considers these…
Learn MoreFDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned a maker of nicotine gummies to stop marketing what is an illegal product.In what is a first-of-its-kind warning, the agency said it considers these gummi…
Learn More3 Big Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties for Role in Opioid Crisis
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Three of the country’s largest pharmacy chains will have to pay $650.5 million over the next 15 years to two Ohio counties for their role in the opioid epidemic, a U.S. federal judge has ordered.The decision…
Learn MoreLa metanfetamina tiene un importante rol en las sobredosis de drogas en la parte rural de EE. UU.
MARTES, 16 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La metanfetamina provoca una epidemia de sobredosis de drogas en la parte rural de EE. UU., concluye un estudio reciente.Los investigadores atribuyen el aumento a la metanfetamina contaminada con fentan…
Learn MoreMeth Plays Big Role in Drug ODs in Rural America
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine is driving an epidemic of drug overdoses in rural America, a new study concludes.Researchers attribute the surge to meth laced with fentanyl or combined with an opioid that contains fentanyl.”…
Learn MoreMethamphetamine, Opioid Co-Use Tied to More Nonfatal Overdoses
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine and opioid co-users are more likely to have nonfatal overdoses compared with users of either drug alone, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
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Learn MoreUse of Medication Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder Increased 2010 to 2019
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite some progress in expanding access to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), a substantial gap between OUD prevalence and treatment receipt still exists, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreMenos fumadores intentaron dejar de fumar durante la pandemia de COVID
LUNES, 8 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos personas intentaron dejar de fumar cuando comenzó la pandemia de la COVID-19, y esto continuó durante al menos un año, según un nuevo estudio de EE. UU.La Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (Americ…
Learn MoreHep C Reinfection Low Among People Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is low after successful treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT), according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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