Tag: Drug Abuse
FDA Says No to MDMA as Therapy for PTSD
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Advocates for the use of the psychedelic drug MDMA (midomafetamine) to treat mental...
Brand of Kratom Tied to One Death, Many Severe Illnesses, FDA Warns
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence...
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...
Declines Seen in Medical, Nonmedical Use of Prescription Meds Among Teens
Increase seen in prevalence of teens who reported that it would probably be impossible to obtain prescription meds for nonmedical use
Mushroom Gummies That Sickened Users Contained Illicit Psilocybin
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function might instead contain harmful ingredients...
Feds Issue Warnings on ‘Copycat’ Delta-8 Products That Mimic Popular Foods
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing...
Magic Mushroom’s Psilocybin Is America’s Most Popular Hallucinogen
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As psilocybin mushrooms become the most popular psychedelic in the United States,...
FDA Issues Another Warning on Tianeptine Products, Which Can Cause Seizures and Death
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
1999 to 2019 Saw Increase in Substance Use+CVD-Related Mortality
Substance use+CVD-related age-adjusted mortality rates more pronounced in men, AI/AN individuals, nonmetropolitan/rural areas
ED Visit for Substance Use With Psychosis Increases Risk for Schizophrenia Diagnosis
Substantial risk of transition still seen with substance use without psychosis
