Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
The slight decline in drug overdose deaths in 2018 coincided with changing Chinese regulations on a powerful type of opioid, …
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CDC: 10.7 percent of U.S. adults used prescription pain meds in 2015 to 2018
(HealthDay)—In 2015 to 2018, 10.7 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older used one or more prescription pain …
Past-year methamphetamine use 6.6 per 1,000 in 2015 to 2018
The estimated rate of past-year methamphetamine use was 6.6 per 1,000 adults during 2015 to 2018, according to research published …
Period of 2015 to 2018 saw increase in cannabis use in seniors
(HealthDay)—From 2015 to 2018, there was an increase in the prevalence of cannabis use among older adults, according to a …
For the first time in five years, opioid overdose deaths declined in NC in 2018
After years of rising deaths from accidental drug overdoses, the body count in North Carolina is finally going down. New …
FIGO 2018 staging ups discrimination of stage 1B cervical cancer
(HealthDay)—The Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 staging schema improves discriminatory ability for women with stage IB cervical tumors, …