Tag: Drug Abuse

One-third of teens show early depression response with substance use treatment alone

Many teens with severe substance use symptoms had symptoms for alcohol, cannabis, prescription, and other drug use disorders in adulthood

Decreased risk for psychosis seen in those receiving rehabilitation treatment for amphetamine misuse during deferred prosecution

Safe injection sites give users a monitored space for injected drug use

Populations at higher risk for methamphetamine use disorder diversifying rapidly

History of TBI tied to 52 percent increased odds of prescription opioid use, 65 percent increased odds of prescription opioid misuse

Odds increased for developing alcohol use disorders, cannabis use disorders, other drug use disorders

Likelihood of using substances up when youth were stressed by pandemic-related uncertainty, family experienced material hardship

And risk for posttransplant death decreasing despite drug overdose, hepatitis C-positive donors contributing to donor risk

High-dose buprenorphine protocol well tolerated in patients with untreated opioid use disorder; no reports of respiratory depression or sedation