Young Adults More Likely to Underreport Illicit Substance Use
Investigators from the University of Zurich sourced data which recruited children from 56 primary schools in Switzerland in 2004.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Social Media Peer Recruitment May Improve Smoking Cessation Interventions
Participants were randomly assigned into 4 groups: machine learning (ML) messaging plus viral toolkit, ML messaging without viral toolkit, standard messaging plus viral toolkit, and standard messaging without viral toolkit.
Gaming and Online Gambling in Adolescence Increases Risk for Problem Gambling
In a review of 45 studies, investigators looked at whether activities with gambling-like features in adolescence and young adulthood can contribute to gambling problems.
Why Is Methadone So Hard to Prescribe for Opioid Use Disorder?
Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, wonders if SAMHSA will make the methadone take-home flexibility program permanent.
Smartphone Addiction: Tips for Assessment and Management
Determining when smartphone use has become an addiction in patients is tricky. Researchers outline what to look for.
White House Releases Detailed Plan to Tackle the Overdose Epidemic
The Strategy focuses on 2 main drivers of the opioid epidemic: drug trafficking and untreated addiction.
Combinatorial Therapies With Varenicline Most Effective for Smoking Cessation
In this study, researchers investigated how smoking cessation medicines compare with respect to their, clinical effectiveness, safety, and cost effectiveness.
Decrease in All-Cause Mortality With Opioid Antagonist Treatment
Investigators conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the impact of opioid antagonist treatment on mortality.
Cytisine vs Varenicline for Smoking Cessation: Results From a Noninferiority Trial
The researchers wanted to know if standard cytisine treatment for 25 days was at least as effective for smoking cessation as standard varenicline treatment for 84 days.
Review Explores Risk for Early-Onset Stroke, Parkinson Disease With Methamphetamine Use
The review authors sought to elucidate the neurological harms of methamphetamine, which are well-documented but poorly understood.
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