Substance Abuse
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$1M to aid expansion of St. Joe’s measurement-based program targeting substance abuse – Hamilton | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A cash infusion from the federal government is set to help a Hamilton, Ont., hospital expand a treatment technique…
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Pediatricians call youth overdoses a public health emergency. What will end it? – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Most parents assume substance addiction and overdoseing isn’t an immediate threat to their children, says Drug Free Kids Canada…
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Study finds that alcohol increases the likelihood of approaching attractive individuals, but does not alter perceptions of others’ attractiveness.
[ad_1] Newswise — PISCATAWAY, NJ — It’s “liquid courage,” not necessarily “beer goggles”: New research indicates that consuming alcohol makes…
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An Emerging Class of Opioids Are Leading to Severe Overdoses, Cardiac Arrest, and Treatment Challenges
[ad_1] EMBARGO LIFTS AUGUST 29, 11AM EST Author: Alex Manini, MD, MS, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School…
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Understanding the Surge in Cannabis Use among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the US
[ad_1] BYLINE: Greg Bruno Newswise — Pregnant and recently postpartum women who suffer with mental health disorders may be vulnerable…
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3 Guelph organizations receive federal funds for drug abuse support programs | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Federal funding is coming to three organizations in Guelph that work to help those struggling with substance abuse. Guelph…
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Police Involvement May Hamstring Overdose Outreach Efforts
[ad_1] BYLINE: Matt Shipman Newswise — A new study finds law enforcement officials play a critical role in launching programs…
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Do Prisons Hold the Key to Solving the Opioid Crisis?
[ad_1] BYLINE: Greg Bruno Newswise — With opioid overdose deaths surging in the United States, many communities are in desperate…
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Experts: Chronic pain patients who take opioids need better care & coverage
[ad_1] Newswise — The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic…
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Can Better Data Predict Opioid Overdoses and Slow Infectious Disease Rates?
[ad_1] Newswise — In much the same way that meteorologists have become more sophisticated in forecasting the weather, researchers at…
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