Aug 5, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, injection drug use-associated eye infections have become significantly more common in recent years, with fentanyl use linked to poorer visual outcomes and...
Jul 16, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a health advisory from America’s Poison Centers, poison center calls involving diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in the medication Benadryl, have more than doubled among U.S. teens during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same...
May 26, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
A recent analysis article published by WHYY and authored by Liz Tung discussed the growing use of kratom and its synthetic derivatives, particularly 7-OH and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl in the U.S. Although national prevalence estimates remain uncertain, clinicians have...
Feb 19, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a new study, intoxication by alcohol is linked to decreased global connectivity in the resting brain. The study, carried out by researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Florida, and published in the peer-reviewed...
Feb 11, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
Earlier in January, a B.C. psychologist who carried out a major study examining addiction and criminality said the government chose to ignore decades of addiction research when launching the drug decriminalization pilot. Julian Somers, a clinical psychologist from...
Jul 22, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a new study, the estimated number of hypertension deaths linked to excessive alcohol consumption was higher in 2020-2021 compared to 2016-2017, with a higher increase among women than men. The study, published by researchers from the...
