Tag: Drug Abuse
Abstinence Rates for Substance Use Increasing Among Teens
Trends in non-use differed by substance, with marijuana use decreasing the least
U.S. Surgeon General Urges More Americans to Carry Naloxone
More individuals, including family, friends, those personally at risk, urged to carry naloxone
NIH Initiative Aims to Address Opioid Misuse Over Long Term
'Helping to End Addiction Long-Term' will focus on goals of improving addiction tx and pain management
CDC: Invasive MRSA More Likely Among Injection Drug Users
From 2011 to 2016, increase in invasive MRSA cases from 4.1 to 9.2 percent among injection drug users
American Indian Reservation Teens at Higher Risk for Drug Use
Higher lifetime and last-30-day substance use rates seen, particularly among 8th graders
Studies ID Impact of U.S. Opioid-Related Mortality, Rx Patterns
Burden of deaths up; most patients receiving opioid analgesics use immediate-release formulations
Rising Fatal Drug Overdoses Linked to Years of Life Lost
Growth in fatal overdoses linked to increased mortality, years of life lost for non-Hispanic whites
Proportion of Drug-Intoxicated Organ Donors on the Rise in U.S.
No difference in survival between recipients of organs from drug-intoxicated donors, other donors
Drug-Related Endocarditis Cases Up From 2007 to 2015
Increase in endocarditis over nine-year study period mirrored increase in concomitant mixed drug use
Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Unused medications can be dropped off at local collection sites between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
