More people try drugs for the first time in the summer, study says
Summer brings heat waves, trips to the beach and sometimes painful sunburns. But according to a new study, the season may also usher in the use of cocaine, ecstasy and molly.
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CDC: Middle-aged women are fastest growing segment of addicts
Phoenix -- America's drug crisis is taking a deadly toll on a group you might not expect. A recent report from the Center for Disease and Control shows the number of
Study: 'Alarming' number of people received restricted fentanyl
An "alarming" number of US patients received a highly potent form of opioid that is 100 times more powerful than morphine and that they never should have been prescribed, according to a new study.
More baby boomers turning to marijuana, study says
For middle-age Americans, the percentage of cannabis users has doubled over nearly a decade, according to the a study published Thursday.
Restaurant industry grapples with demons of addiction, mental illness
Chef Brandon Baltzley has struggled with substance abuse for most of his adult life. He loves his job, he says. But the restaurant industry's high-stress, fast-paced culture fueled his appetite for drugs and alcohol as he rose through restaurants in Washington, New York and Chicago.
Marijuana's effects on young brains diminish after 72 hours, research says
New research in young people suggests that marijuana's cognitive effects, while significant, may not persist for very long, even among chronic users.
Opioid treatment advocates worry funding boost not enough
White House aides and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are cheering $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid crisis in the recently approved budget deal, but treatment advocates and drug policy experts are concerned the uptick in funding won't be spent wisely and isn't nearly enough.
Overall teen drug use low but pot edges up, survey finds
Teen drinking, smoking and drug use overall are stable, but the percentage of teens using marijuana is increasing, according to a new report from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
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