“A new kind of drug crisis is taking over the world. It’s faster, more unpredictable, and far more lethal than what’s come before. And what’s driving it are new types of synthetic drugs, substances that can be made almost anywhere,…
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Integrating SUD treatment
The University of Cincinnati found that embedding addiction treatment into primary care training clinics could be a promising approach to addressing substance use disorders. Such integration into an internal medicine resident practice could not only expand access to primary care…
ASAM research updates
When does something helpful become harmful? Usually, it is long before we admit there is an addiction, the American Society of Addiction Medicine noted. Conditions drive people to seek relief in harmful ways. Addiction often starts not with harm but…
Candida found on shared needles
Bowling Green State University discovered that the average needle had 8 different compounds, that 86% of needles tested contained the powerful tranquilizer xylazine – and needles contained the dangerous candida fungal pathogen. BGSU scientists found an unlikely ally in the…
World No Tobacco Day: 31 May
World No Tobacco Day is an opportunity to expose how tobacco and nicotine products are designed, packaged and promoted to appear attractive, while masking the risks of addiction and harm. “Strong leadership, enforcement and protection from industry interference are needed…
From homeless to the House of Commons
Kelly DeRidder, a Conservative MP in Ontario, was once homeless and addicted to drugs on the streets of the jurisdiction she now represents. About a year after she was elected, and on the day of a debate on rehab programme…
Where are the thousands of people ‘vanished’ by Mexican drug cartels?
Guadalajara, central Mexico, is one of the host cities of this summer’s World Cup. It’s also the site of drug cartel and gang violence that killed dozens of National Guard members 3 months ago. And the number of people who go “missing”…
The latest NHS shakeup
By abolishing NHS England and bringing operational management directly into Whitehall, ministers say they are cutting bureaucracy and returning power to the frontline. But public satisfaction with the NHS is only beginning to recover from a record low, and over 7million…
UK’s prison drug crisis
The chief inspector of prisons demanded ministers get a ‘grip’ on the crisis as tactics for smuggling lethal substances into jails have escalated to drones that can deliver up to 11kg of drugs at a time, the Independent reported. 48…
