Drug Usage
Drug use during pregnancy linked to certain pediatric cancers
Gestational substance abuse appeared linked to certain cancers among children, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
Drug use, unstable housing top risk factors during recent hepatitis A virus outbreak
Nearly twice as many hepatitis A virus-related deaths were reported in the United States from 2016 to 2022 compared with the previous 6 years, with individuals who use drugs or experience homelessness and unstable housing most at risk.
‘Cocaine use is extremely common’: Data suggest testing for drug prior to GPA diagnosis
Physicians should screen patients for cocaine use before making a diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.
Drug use, homelessness double HCV reinfection risk
Hepatitis C reinfection rates were high among a population of people who had experienced homelessness but increased even more among those experiencing homelessness at the time of treatment, researchers found.
Shift in hepatitis A outbreaks ‘unprecedented’ in HAV vaccine era, CDC reports
Recent and ongoing outbreaks associated with person-to-person transmission have marked a shift in hepatitis A virus epidemiology in the United States, according to data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Low dead space syringes reduce HCV incidence among people who inject drugs
The use of low dead space syringes was associated with a 76% reduction in the odds of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs, according to a study of U.K. data.
Lifetime psychedelic use may reduce likelihood of hypertension
Lifetime classic psychedelic use, particularly tryptamines, may be linked to lower odds for hypertension in the previous year, according to data published in Hypertension.