That has meant turning from tracking infections to tracking illicit and high-risk drug use. Monitoring wastewater for viruses works because infected people excrete tiny bits of viral matter ...

Members of my lab are interested in how hormones act in the brain to influence response to drugs of abuse. This student was engaged in primarily archival research on this topic. During her time ...

One of the doctors charged in the drug-related death of actor Matthew Perry last year has appeared in a US court. Mark Chavez was bailed at the hearing in Los Angeles on Friday during which he ...

Most people believe that smoking major drugs like heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, or cocaine is much safer than injecting the drug. After all, there are serious risks of major skin abscesses ...

Novel chemical tool aims to streamline drug-making process Results seen as possible breakthrough in organic chemistry Date: August 30, 2024 Source: Ohio State University Summary: The invention of ...

After a lull of nearly 2 decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved some novel drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease since 2021. Most of these drugs are antibody ...

The total number of deaths caused by illicit, toxic drugs in British Columbia since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016 has now surpassed 15,000. On Friday, the B.C ...

The annual number of drug overdose deaths in Australia has almost doubled over the past 20 years, according to a new report. Of the 2,356 overdose deaths in 2022, the vast majority were ...

AMSTERDAM—Organized crime used to be considered a remote threat in much of Western Europe, but ruthless violence by criminal gangs is now rattling the peace in some of the world’s safest ...

There are now at least three accidental drug overdose deaths per week - often coming from people mixing different drugs. Illustration / Paul Slater A new report shows three Kiwis – and rising ...

Since 2013, the percentage of students who reported drinking alcohol, using marijuana, or using select illicit drugs at any point has decreased. Since 2017 and 2019, respectively, the percentage ...

Unlike opioids, which can be countered with naloxone, also known as Narcan, medetomidine doesn't respond to the life-saving drug, making it even more dangerous when mixed with other substances.Aug ...