Prescription drugs driving addiction crisis among US adolescents
A major part of the US drug crisis can be traced to legal prescription drugs in households, which other family members and friends find and misuse. This is according to two recent studies published in The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. It is often adolescents and older teenagers who find
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10% of NHS hospital patients alcohol dependent, study finds
According to a new study by researchers at King’s College London, one out of ten patients in NHS hospitals is alcohol dependent. The study was published on 3 July in the journal Addiction. It is the first study to quantify the huge burden that Britain’s drinking culture places on the NHS. The researchers pulled together
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Women who abstain from alcohol ‘have better mental health’
Women can improve their mental health by abstaining from alcohol, according to a new study. Even though some previous studies suggest that drinking in moderation can be included in a healthy diet, the findings of this study suggest that people who do not drink alcohol experience the best level of mental wellbeing. Researchers from the
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Vape shops open at two West Midlands hospitals
Vape shops opened last week in two NHS hospitals in the West Midlands to help stop smoking on hospital grounds. Ecigwizard is operating the two shops, which are in Birmingham City Hospital and Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich. The Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust operates both hospitals. The shops opened during the trust’s
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