November 27, 2019 Depression Ontario study finds that more teens are using over-the-counter-drugs to intentionally overdose
November 26, 2019 Addiction Heavy cannabis use can induce psychotic breaks as illustrated in this horrendous act. Evidence also confirms the negative mental health risks with similar use among adolescents.
November 12, 2019 Addiction Young cannabis smoker’s stroke risk may double or it may not because this is an observational study with many confounding factors. More rigourous studies are required to determine if this is true.
October 25, 2019 Addiction Charter challenge over denial of liver transplants to alcoholics will proceed.
September 25, 2019 Addiction California public health officials advises public to stop vaping until source of related illness is determined.
September 23, 2019 Addiction New guidelines for injectable opioid provision for the severely addicted
September 13, 2019 Addiction Vending-machine opioids is an interesting proposal to save lives but evaluate this idea with the Law of Unintended Consequences in mind before it becomes policy.
September 11, 2019 Addiction Vaping deaths may be linked to improper use with oil-based cannabis liquids but needs to be confirmed by ongoing investigations
September 5, 2019 Addiction Seven times more opioid prescriptions in Canada and U.S. than Sweden: study
August 27, 2019 General information Study shows association between having an optimistic outlook and living a longer life but study group and confounding factors abound.