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Feb. 27, 2024 A new study of 300 people with anxiety shows that the nonintoxicating compound, CBD, found in cannabis can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products -- and without the ...
Feb. 28, 2024 More frequent use of cannabis was associated with higher odds of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, finds new ...
Feb. 28, 2024 New research provides new insights into the brain processes underlying cocaine addiction. The findings are crucial for developing new therapeutics and identifying an imaging marker for cocaine use ...
Jan. 3, 2024 Mount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs can influence their own brain activity and behavioral responses in a way comparable to the dose-dependent effects of ...
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Apr. 10, 2024 New research adds to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis can -- in the right amounts -- lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of ...
Mar. 12, 2024 Approximately 11% of 12th-grade students across the United States reported past-year use of delta-8- tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC, or delta-8 for short), according to an analysis of data from ...
Mar. 11, 2024 Taking 'study drugs' like Adderall without a diagnosis is not only dangerous in itself, but can lead to other drug use and a decline in mental health, according to new ...
Dec. 12, 2023 In a large study of more than 9,000 pregnant people from across the U.S., researchers at University of Utah Health have found that cannabis exposure ...
Nov. 30, 2023 The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-use with alcohol. Concerningly, very few studies have looked at the effects of these two drugs when ...
Nov. 20, 2023 A new analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people has shed light on the underlying biology of cannabis use disorder and its links to psychiatric disorders, abuse of other substances such as ...
Nov. 8, 2023 Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a group of brain regions known as the 'salience network' is activated after a drug is taken ...
Oct. 25, 2023 In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana's major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage brains, researchers say they found ...
Oct. 25, 2023 Researchers report that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with ...
Sep. 12, 2023 When you're under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants. But the brain activity regulated ...
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Mar. 25, 2024 As authorities crack down on illicit drugs, experts have issued an alert on the use of the synthetic stimulant pentylone, as new research finds a 75% increase in detections across ...
Feb. 13, 2024 New research examined how often people experiencing binge eating are also using cannabis recreationally, and whether patients who use cannabis experience more severe eating disorder symptoms or ...
Jan. 30, 2024 Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a ...
Jan. 10, 2024 Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...
Nov. 29, 2023 A 20-year study examined the long term relationship between cannabis and illicit opioid use. Overall results were inconsistent and showed no strong link. The study showed that clinicians and ...
July 6, 2023 Researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and lead to life-long health impacts for ...
May 22, 2023 Researchers analyzed THC levels in the breath of people who use cannabis regularly, both before and after they smoked marijuana. The researchers found that THC levels spanned a similar range across ...
Apr. 20, 2023 Marijuana (cannabis) is well known for giving people the 'munchies.' Not only does it make people want to eat more, but it also makes them crave the tastiest, most high-calorie foods. Now a ...
Mar. 22, 2023 By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people of European or African descent, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance ...
Feb. 15, 2023 Psychostimulants interacting with the dopamine transporter are found in the therapy of neuro-psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD or depression, as well as on the illicit drug market. In order to ...
Dec. 19, 2022 Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis -- or, how the brain gives rise to craving -- is not ...
Dec. 12, 2022 Simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use, defined as using both substances at the same time so their effects overlap, increased in adults from 2008 to 2019, according to new research. Shifts in cannabis ...
Nov. 30, 2022 A collaboration of scientists found a novel way to render benign the worst side effects of ...
Nov. 30, 2022 Scientists have successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging subclass of synthetic cannabinoids, called OXIZID, to monitor potential ...
Nov. 30, 2022 Excessive television viewing as a child can lead to a higher risk of tobacco use and gambling disorders in adulthood, a new study ...
Nov. 29, 2022 Pregnant women living in U.S. states where cannabis is legal must be screened for the drug, for the health of both mother and baby, claim scientists who in a new national study have found that they ...
Nov. 28, 2022 States that legalized recreational cannabis saw a slight population-level uptick in alcohol consumption that was largely driven by young adults and men, according to new ...
Nov. 16, 2022 New research has found no evidence that cannabidiol (CBD) reduces the negative effects of ...
Nov. 15, 2022 Currently, various classes of drugs are available for the treatment of mental illnesses -- such as depression and anxiety disorders. However, although these drugs confer benefits, they are also ...
Nov. 14, 2022 A breakthrough discovery could have major implications for the nation's opioid epidemic by becoming a relapse prevention vaccine for people trying to quit using ...
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- Discovery Involving Sodium Could Lead to Safer Painkillers Such as Fentanyl
- Three New Biomarkers Identified to Detect Consumption of Emerging Synthetic Cannabinoid
- Excessive Television Viewing in Childhood Is a Risk Factor for Later Smoking and Gambling Disorders, Study Finds
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- Study Identifies New Links Between REM Sleep Disturbances and Drug Relapse
- Feeling Addicted to Food? Your Parents' Drinking Habits May Impact Your Risk
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- Marijuana Use Is Much More Common in US States That Have Legalized Recreational Cannabis Use
- Scientists Reveal Genetic Architecture Underlying Alcohol, Cigarette Abuse
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- Scientists Identify New Brain Mechanism Involved in Impulsive Cocaine-Seeking in Rats
- Emergency Care and Hospitalizations Higher Among Cannabis Users, Study Finds
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- Four-Year College Students Drink More, Use Marijuana Less Than Community College Peers, Study Finds
- Dopamine Makes You Feel Happy, but We Probably Still Have to Rewrite the Textbooks
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- Treatment for Substance Use Reduces Depression for Many Adolescents and Young Adults With Both Problems
- More Older Adults Getting Treated for Substance Abuse
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- Withdrawal from Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain
- Passage of Recreational Cannabis Laws Leads to Some Rise in Use but Not for All Demographics
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- Adolescent Marijuana, Alcohol Use Held Steady During COVID-19 Pandemic
- People With Fibromyalgia Are Substituting CBD for Opioids to Manage Pain