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Alcohol problems linked to legal performance-enhancement products
Adolescent alcohol use predicted use of PES in young men; young adult PES use in men predicted alcohol problems.
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Substance use tied to increased COVID-19 risk
Those with a recent diagnosis of SUD were eight times more likely to develop COVID-19, compared with those without such a diagnosis.
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Children’s opioid harms vary by race, location
Analysis of North Carolina Medicaid data separates opioid-related poisoning or withdrawal from abuse or dependence.
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Use of e-cigarettes may be linked to sleep deprivation
Nicotine could affect “sleep architecture and disturb the neurotransmitters that regulate sleep cycle.”
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High schoolers prefer tobacco as vapor, not smoke
“The dramatic increase in electronic vapor product use among high school students has led to increases in overall tobacco product use.”
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CDC data confirm mental health is suffering during COVID-19
The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety disorder alone was roughly three times that reported in the second quarter of 2019.
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Stress, COVID-19 contribute to mental health concerns in college students
In a spring survey of students published by Active Minds about COVID-19 and its impact on mental health, 91% of students reported having stress or...
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Lawmakers question mental health disclosure rules
The AMA, AAFP, and others have signed a statement encouraging organizations not to inquire about clinicians and health care staff’s previous...
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Report describes intoxication with new psychoactive substance
A case report is the first to detail clinical toxicity from flualprazolam, a designer benzodiazepine, and it probably isn’t the last time.
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Former smokers using e-cigarettes at risk for cigarette smoking relapse
“Determining pharmacologic, behavioral, or some other explanation for these findings may require laboratory-based research,” the authors wrote.