Addiction News

Opioid overdoses are the number one cause of accidental death in the United States, and rates of mental health diagnoses are rising exponentially.

ORLANDO — During her talk at the Osteopathic Medical Education Conference, Anne C. Jones, DO, MPH, highlighted recent evidence supporting the integration of behavioral health in primary care.

For patients with chronic pain, the right treatment could help prevent suicide, according to Kathleen M. Farrell, DO.

CDC data show that 16.2% of pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years reported using marijuana nearly every day.

Twenty-two U.S. retailers have received a civil money penalty complaint from the FDA for selling unauthorized Elf Bar/EB Design e-cigarettes, which is a “popular youth-appealing brand,” according to a press release from the agency.

Among various smoking cessation therapies, the highest likelihood for quitting was found with use of e-cigarettes, varenicline or cytisine, according to results published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Increased daily alcohol intake was associated with elevated ectopic adiposity, especially among individuals who reported binge drinking in the past month, researchers reported.

Many U.S. adults appeared to believe that e-cigarettes contain a larger amount of dangerous chemicals than cigarettes, according to survey results published in Addiction.

Hospitalized smokers who received varenicline plus nicotine replacement therapy lozenges had an increased likelihood for abstinence, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Current smoking status was related to shortened leucocyte telomere length, signaling faster aging among cigarette smokers, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.