Medical marijuana laws do not reduce US opioid overdose deaths says study
A new study refutes the idea that the use of medical marijuana can help reduce deaths caused by opioid overdoses. Researchers from Stanford University’s School of Medicine replicated the analysis conducted in a 2014 study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. That study linked the medical use of marijuana to a 24.8% reduction in
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Brits get drunk more often than others, study says
People in the UK get drunk more often than people in any other country, according to a new study. Data in the 2019 Global Drug Survey showed that British respondents to the survey got drunk more times each year than people who live anywhere else. The researchers interviewed 123,814 participants from over 30 countries during
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E-cigarettes effective aid for quitting traditional cigarettes, says study
Researchers from University College London have found that people using e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking traditional cigarettes are 95% more likely to succeed than those who were not using any types of 'stop-smoking aids.' Their study was published last week in the journal Addiction. The researchers compared the effectiveness of e-cigarettes, Champix (a Pfizer
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US dentists prescribe opioids more often than UK dentists
US dentists prescribe opioids 70 times more often than UK dentists, a recent study reveals. Also, US dentists prescribe the types of opioids that are more likely to have a high probability of misuse, including oxycodone. The study was conducted by researchers from the UIC College of Pharmacy in Chicago and published in JAMA Network
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