Tag: Addiction
FDA Asks Biden Administration to Limit Nicotine in Tobacco Products
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to limit the harms of...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 17% in Just One Year
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In news that suggests the U.S. opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose...
Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after...
Lack of Institutional Support May Drive Physician Reluctance to Address Addiction
Other barriers include lack of knowledge, skill, and cognitive capacity
FDA Allows Marketing of Vuse Tobacco-Flavored Vapes
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the...
FDA’s Move to OK First Menthol Vapes Is Big Mistake, Health Advocates Say
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes...
FDA, DOJ Form Task Force to Fight Illegal Vapes
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up...
College Student Use of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for Substance Use Limited
Students less likely to use 988 Lifeline for substance use concerns compared with other mental health concerns
Reduced Stimulant Use Linked to Improvement in Indicators of Recovery
Reduced use associated with decreases in craving for primary drug, drug-seeking behaviors, depression severity
FDA Approves DNA Cheek Swab Test to ID Patients at High Risk for Opioid...
In clinical trials, the test accurately assessed a raised risk for addiction 83 percent of the time