Addiction News

After “an extensive scientific review,” the FDA announced that it has authorized the marketing of four menthol-flavored e-cigarette products through its premarket tobacco product application pathway.

Approximately 40% of young e-cigarette users reported trying to modify their devices, including by refilling or recharging disposable pods, according to survey results published in Pediatrics.

The FDA announced that it has revoked its previous marketing denial orders to Juul Labs in part because of new case law and further review, according to a press release from the agency.

More adults with exclusive daily e-cigarette use receiving 8-week varenicline quit than those receiving placebo, according to a research letter published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

A rheumatology clinic initiative to connect patients with smoking cessation resources was feasible, cost-effective and boosted referrals to the state quit line 20-fold, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

A 38-year-old mother, wife and assistant bank manager was seen in the ER yesterday. She had been in a motor vehicle accident, hitting a telephone pole. In the ER, she was found to have two fractured ribs and multiple contusions.

An offer to speak with a smoking cessation practitioner during a lung cancer screening appointment was accepted by a majority of current smokers, according to results published in European Respiratory Journal.

TORONTO — Preliminary results of a project to educate practitioners about naloxone use showed it improved their knowledge of the opioid antagonist and significantly increased naloxone distribution to patients at a Los Angeles clinic.

BOSTON — In this video, an expert reviews current topics in addiction medicine, like ties between cannabis use and cardiovascular health, buprenorphine access and pre-operative alcohol assessments.

ATLANTA — Individuals with a history of e-cigarette use may have increased risk for incident heart failure, regardless of concomitant cigarette, cigar, hookah or smokeless cigarette use, a speaker reported.