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Ozempic Could Help Curb Alcoholism
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 13, 2024
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The blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) could curb drinking for people battling alcohol use disorder, helping them to avoid crises that require hospitalization, ne...
Kids Still Find It Easy to Buy Flavored Vapes Online
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 12, 2024
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If you think that federal restrictions on the sale of tobacco products make it nearly impossible for your teen to buy vapes online, new research suggests you're mistaken.
In 2020, the Preve...
Banning Menthol Cigarettes Might Drive Smokers to Quit-Smoking Therapies
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 5, 2024
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Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds.
People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine gum or other nicotine...
Diabetes Can Damage Your Eyes' Retinas: An Expert Explains
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 5, 2024
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People with diabetes face a number of health challenges related to their chronic condition, and loss of vision due to retinal damage is one of them.
“Diabetes can silently damage a person’s most precious sense, their sight, before symptoms even appear. That&r...
Even Hardcore Smokers May Quit If Given Right Tools, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 22, 2024
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Smokers find it easier to quit if they’re automatically offered support, even if they didn't ask for it, a new clinical trial finds.
Quit rates were higher among health system patients placed in an “opt-out” program, in which
Vaping Rates Hit Record Lows for U.S. High School Students
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Is vaping finally losing its coolness for American teens?
The latest tally of federal data finds that 550,000 school kids, mostly high schoolers, quit using e-cigarettes in 2024.
Vendors of Synthetic Nicotine Vapes on Instagram Are Skirting FDA Rules
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently mandates strong health warnings when vapes containing synthetic nicotine are advertised on Instagram and other social media.
Trouble is, most vendors aren't adhering to those rules meant to protect kids, a new study finds. ...
Hospital Drug Tests Far More Likely for Minority Teens
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2024
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Teens from minority groups seeking treatment at pediatric trauma centers are more likely than their white counterparts to be tested for drugs and alcohol.
That's the takeaway from a new study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
"Wh...
Upping Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug Might Work Better to Curb Addiction
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2024
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Patients with opioid use disorder who receive higher doses of a drug to treat their addiction are more likely to have positive results, a new study finds.
Daily doses of the drug buprenorphine is a standard treatment for opioid use disorder, and the findings sugges...
Inmates in Many U.S. Jails Have No Access to Meds That Fight Opioid Addiction
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 24, 2024
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Opioid use disorder can be a contributing factor to Americans landing in the nation's prisons and jails, but those inmates typically have no access to medications that could help wean them off the drugs.
So finds a new study of over 900 jails nationwide. More than half o...
The 3 Best Ways to Stop Smoking, Rated by Science
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2024
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Thinking about quitting smoking?
There are three top ways to help you stop, a new review finds.
According to the study, folks wanting to quit should turn to:
Buying Smokes? Everyone Under 30 Now Must Show ID
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- August 30, 2024
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A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Text Messaging Can Help Teens Kick the Vaping Habit
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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An interactive text-message support program can help teenagers quit vaping, a groundbreaking new clinical trial finds.
Teens who subscribed to the anonymous program, called This Is Quitting, were 35% more likely to repo...
Are Vape Makers Using Dubious Nicotine 'Mimics' to Bypass Regulations?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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That vape pen might contain something even worse than nicotine, new research warns.
Tobacco companies may be trying to duck federal restrictions on vaping ...
Painkiller Misuse Common Among People Battling Chronic Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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Nearly 1 in every 10 chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioids winds up addicted to the painkillers at some point, a new review finds.
Your Friends' Genes May Harm or Help You
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2024
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Remember your besties from high school? Sure, they made a lasting impression, but science suggests they influenced the trajectory of your health, too.
It's not that far-fetched: Your friends carry genes that may or may nor predispose them to mental health issues ranging...
Ozempic's Latest Role: Helping Smokers Quit
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 30, 2024
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Smokers with diabetes or obesity who take semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) might reap an added benefit: Help in quitting smoking.
A yearlong study found that, compared to people using other diabetes drugs, fewer patients who were taking semaglutide sought out medical help to...
Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2024
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The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns.
Medical toxicology data from one unnamed hospital in the western U.S. found the number of c...
Big Drop in U.S. Kids, Teens Misusing Prescription Meds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2024
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Misuse of illicit prescription drugs is falling dramatically among U.S. high school students, a new study says.
The percentage of seniors who say they’ve misused prescri...
FDA Allows Marketing of Vuse Tobacco-Flavored Vapes
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country's best-selling e-cigarette.
Telemedicine May Help Folks Battling Opioid Addiction Stick With Treatment
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 18, 2024
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Telemedicine could be a better way to get opioid addicts to seek out and stick with treatment, a new study suggests.
People referred to an addiction treatment clinic following a telemedicine evaluation were more likely to show up to their first appointment than those who...
Some Youths Still Taking Opioids Months After Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2024
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Many tweens and teens are filling prescriptions for opioids far in advance of surgeries unlikely to be associated with severe pain afterward, a new study says.
Worse, a significant minorit...
Most Americans Don't Know That Family Doctors Can Prescribe Anti-Opioid Meds
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- July 2, 2024
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Most people addicted to opioids and their loved ones are unaware that their primary care doctor can prescribe a medication to treat the disorder, a new nationwide survey reveals.
"We've made great strides in making it easier for primary care doctors to prescribe these sa...
FDA's Move to OK First Menthol Vapes Is Big Mistake, Health Advocates Say
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes has drawn the the ire of health advocates who say the decision undermines efforts to end the youth vaping epidemic in America.
In its approval of four flavored vaping pr...
Most Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Don't Offer Opioid Addiction Meds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2024
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Only a third of outpatient mental health facilities offer medications essential for treating opioid addiction, a new study finds.
Standard care for treating people with opioid use disorder involves drugs like buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone, which help suppress c...
Rates of Problem Marijuana Use Are Rising Among Seniors
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 18, 2024
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As marijuana use becomes legal and more accepted across America, more seniors are developing unhealthy relationships with the drug, a new report suggests.
A look at data on almost 56 million Medicare beneficiaries finds "rates of health care encounters with cannabis-rela...
What Are Nicotine Pouches, and Are They Less Harmful Than Smoking?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 17, 2024
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Nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking or chewing tobacco, but they still pose an addiction risk to users, a new review finds.
These pouches are ...
Help for Women Battling ADHD & Opioid Addiction in Pregnancy
- June 17, 2024
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Opioid overdoses in pregnant women are at an all-time high in the United States, and researchers think they've figured out one way to counter this phenomenon.
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly tied to substance use disorders, which means some wo...
FDA, DOJ Form Task Force to Fight Illegal Vapes
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 11, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up with the Department of Justice and several other federal agencies to do more to stop the sale of illegal e-cigarettes in this country.
In launching the newly created task force, the FDA aims "to...
FDA Rescinds Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2024
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A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the company's e-cigarettes are back under review, they hav...
Shared Fentanyl Pipe Residue a New Overdose Danger
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2024
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San Francisco researchers report that smoking has now replaced injections as the most common way of ingesting illicit fentanyl.
That switch has created a potentially deadly new danger, however, as fentanyl residues slowly build up in shared equipment used to smoke the dr...
TikTok: Ground Zero for Vaping Sales to Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2024
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TikTok is full of fun memes, pranks, dances and challenges -- and illicit vaping product sales targeting teenagers, a new study reports.
Advertising a...
Quit-Smoking Drug Chantix May Also Help Folks Stop Vaping
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2024
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A quit-smoking drug appears to help people drop their vaping addiction, a new study shows.
The More Kids Use Social Media, The More They're Likely to Vape
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2024
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Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or smoking or both, new research shows.
The study is based on a survey of almost 11,000 young British people ages 10 to 25 who were tracked from 2015 throu...
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time in 5 Years
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2024
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The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 show the first decline in such deaths since 2018.
"Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2023...
Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 13, 2024
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Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found.
The number of pills containin...
How Mindfulness Could Help Folks Quit Opioids
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- May 8, 2024
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Using mindfulness to help people trying to overcome opioid addiction can boost their odds of continuing treatment, new research shows.
The approach helps folks how to deal with tension...
A Parent's Watchful Eye Does Keep Kids From Drugs, Alcohol: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2024
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Parents can be very effective buzzkills for their teens, just by letting kids know they're being closely watched, a new study reports.
Drug May Help Folks Kick the Vaping Habit
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2024
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An experimental anti-nicotine drug appears to help people quit vaping, a new study says.
Cytisinicline is a naturally occurring plant-based substance that binds to nicotine receptors in the brain, reducing a person's cravings, researchers said.
The drug has been sh...
Opioids During Pregnancy May Not Raise Psychiatric Risks for Offspring
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
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Prescription opioids taken during pregnancy are not associated with a substantial increase in risk of developmental disorders like ADHD in children, a new study has found.
"A slightly inc...
Drug, Alcohol Abuse Goes Untreated in Many Ex-Prisoners
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
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Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study finds.
National estimates suggest as many as 85% of inmates leave prison with some form of substanc...
Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for People Battling Severe Alcoholism
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2024
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A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report.
The two generic drugs are the antihistamine cyproheptadine and prazosin, which treats high blood pressure and urinary urgen...
Most Homeless Americans Are Battling Mental Illness
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2024
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Two-thirds of homeless people are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large, new review of data on the subject.
The analysis found that men who are homeless are more likely to be battling mental illness than women, although rates were high for both gender...
Sports Gambling, Binge Drinking a Dangerous Duo for Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2024
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People who gamble on sports are more likely to be binge drinkers as well, a new report finds.
Both women and men who bet on sports were at least twice as likely to binge drink compared to non-gamblers, results showed. Further, the odds of binge drinking increased with th...
Mouse Study Finds Brain Target to Block Alcohol Cravings
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2024
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For folks who have battled alcohol dependency for years, any treatment that could curb or block alcohol cravings would be a huge advance.
Now, research in mice is giving a glimmer of hope that just such a therapy might be possible.
A compound -- so far dubbed LY244...
Telehealth May Help People Stick With Alcoholism Treatment
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2024
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Telehealth might be a more effective way of treating alcoholism than in-person therapy sessions, a new study reports.
Alcoholics who receive treatment through telehealth were more likely to engage in more therapy visits and stick to anti-alcohol medication longer than th...
Taking 'Study Drugs' Like Adderall Could Be Gateway to More Drug Abuse
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2024
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College students who use drugs like Adderall to help them focus on their studies may be setting themselves up for trouble.
Researchers asked 700 undergraduates across the United States about drugs commonly used by students -- including ADHD medications like Adderall, can...
U.S. Deaths Linked to Alcohol Keep Rising, Especially Among Women
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 29, 2024
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Deaths where alcohol played a key role climbed sharply in recent years, hitting women even harder than men, new government data shows.
Between 2016 and 2021 (the latest numbers available), "the average number of U.S. deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by more th...
Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From Drug Overdose
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2024
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More than two in every five Americans know someone who's died from a drug overdose, a new study shows.
The study highlights the heavy toll that the U.S. opioid epidemic has taken on the nation, researchers say.
"The experiences and needs of millions of survivors of...
Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review argues.
Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether after menthol cigarettes were banned in their country or community, researchers report Feb. 21 in th...