The USPSTF has updated its 2014 evidence report on the potential benefits and harms of interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents, and young adults.
Cocaine, heroin, and cannabis use is reported more often in patients with psoriasis; physicians should be alert to this possibility in their patients.
From the qualitative analysis, researchers concluded that there is an unmet need for diabetes supplies, likely as a result of inequities present in the healthcare industry.
From 2000 to 2017, the overall rate of exposure to psychoactive substances of natural origin increased, according to a study published in Clinical Toxicology.
The ever-increasing range of cannabis products on the market has been accompanied by varying levels of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) and may confer increased risks for THC-related harm.
Researchers found data that showed women who are introverts have a propensity toward medication-overuse headache, rather than migraines.
The 2018 rates are the highest found in the annual University of Michigan survey since 1983. About 6% of college students said they used marijuana 20 or more times in the past month compared with 11% of respondents the same age who were not in college.
Evidence was inadequate to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for illicit drug use in adolescents.
Misuse of prescription drugs is common among high school students, and those misusing prescription drugs frequently obtain them from multiple sources.
Many patients use medical cannabis without their mainstream health care provider’s knowledge.
