Aug 13, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a new study, adolescents who take prescription stimulants for treatment of their diagnosed ADHD face do not face an increased risk for prescription drug misuse (PDM) later in life. The study, published in Psychiatry Services, led by a team...
Aug 7, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information
Earlier in July, two new studies examining the impact of alcohol consumption on the heart were presented at the American Heart Association Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2024. Both studies were carried out in rodents and were presented as...
Aug 5, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information
A recent analysis article published in Psychiatric Times focused on inhalant use and the negative health consequences associated with it. Inhalant use disorder, also known as volatile substance misuse, is a type of substance use disorder that involves the intentional...
Jul 25, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information
A team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Stanford University and the University of Florida discovered a new molecular compound that could increase the potency of naloxone. According to the results of the study, published in the...
Jun 25, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information
On June 4, a panel of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisors voted against recommending MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The panel examined the results from two clinical trials carried out by Lykos Therapeutics...
Jun 13, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Information
Annual Monitoring the Future survey data released by the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) have demonstrated that Illicit drug use among American teens has been maintained at pre-pandemic levels reached in 2021. Moreover, the survey has also demonstrated...
