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Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking