The FDA has permitted marketing of the first mobile app designed to help treat substance use disorders, including alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and stimulant medications, but not opioids.
Interventions by general practitioners did not cut overall use, but it did reduce use in those younger than 18 years.
Cannabis is associated with a 26% increased risk of stroke and 10% increased risk of heart failure.
Legalization in many states may lead parents and children to think the drug is benign.
A patient undergoing cancer treatment died from fungal infection from medical marijuana.
Standing orders for naloxone allow it to be dispensed without prescriptions.
Marijuana use can ease chronic pain, chemo-related nausea and muscle spasms in MS, but researchers cite the risks, too.
The AK-47 24 Karat Gold was up to 85 times more potent than the plant-based cannabis.
Cannabis may disrupt and delay signal transmitted along the visual pathway via the optic nerve.
Investigators identify some strategies for ensuring the drug’s availability.
