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Education on under-prescribed drug helps reduce cravings for those with alcohol use disorder

Written by | 15 Jun 2023

Not only is alcohol one of the world’s most abused drugs, but alcohol-related deaths trail only tobacco, poor diet and physical activity, and illegal drugs as the leading […]

New treatment helps people stop addictive opioid painkillers used for chronic pain

Written by | 26 May 2023

Researchers at the University of Warwick and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough have led a clinical trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research […]

Few adult smokers and nonsmokers think e-cigarettes have lower levels of harmful chemicals than cigarettes

Written by | 25 May 2023

About half of cigarette smokers and young adult non-smokers think that nicotine-based electronic cigarettes have the same amount or even more harmful chemicals than regular tobacco-based cigarettes, according […]

Discovery suggests route to safer pain medications

Written by | 7 May 2023

Strategies to treat pain without triggering dangerous side effects such as euphoria and addiction have proven elusive. For decades, scientists have attempted to develop drugs that selectively activate […]

How AI and a mobile phone app could help you quit smoking

Written by | 15 Apr 2023

A stop smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up could help people quit – according to University of East Anglia […]

Physical activity and tailored support fails to deliver lasting benefits for smokers not ready to quit

Written by | 8 Mar 2023

Promoting physical activity and other behavioural support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term. However, after nine months, physical activity delivers no […]

Wastewater samples show the dramatic effects of tough love on codeine addicts as consumption plunges

Written by | 29 Dec 2022

Switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine in 2018 led to a 37 per cent overall drop in its consumption across Australia, according to new findings from […]

Half of patients in telemedicine program for opioid use disorder current with medication a month later

Written by | 25 Nov 2022

More than half of the patients who were prescribed medication to treat opioid use disorder through a virtual program established during the pandemic continued with their treatment at […]

Survey shows majority of physicians favor allowing telehealth to treat opioid-use disorder

Written by | 16 Oct 2022

A survey of more than 1,000 registered physicians who used telehealth services to treat patients with opioid-use disorder during COVID-19 found that an overwhelming majority favor making telehealth […]

People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to use nicotine, too

Written by | 7 Sep 2022

People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to also use nicotine products than the general population, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the American Journal […]

E-cigarette use to reduce cigarette smoking may not increase nicotine dependence, study suggests

Written by | 23 Aug 2022

Electronic cigarettes have attracted media and consumer attention for claims of their addictive nature, variety of flavors, and increased use among teens, sparking regulatory oversight and policies. A […]

Vape starter kits on the NHS could help smokers quit

Written by | 20 Aug 2022

Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help even hardened smokers quit, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers worked […]

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