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Unintentional Pediatric Ingestion of Cannabis—Addressing a Growing Public Health Risk

by Alex Watkins ONeill | Oct 10, 2023 | Content

Some 37 states now permit some degree of cannabis use. Unintentional THC exposure in children has increased as more cannabis products become more widely available. In this Viewpoint, the authors address the risks posed by copycat THC products, products packaged to...

Gen Z and Millennials Are Drinking Less Alcohol, While Gen X Just Hit a Record High

by Alex Watkins ONeill | Oct 3, 2023 | Content

Drinking rates among young adults in the United States have gradually decreased over the past two decades. During the past 20 years, the percent of U.S. adults who drink has dropped 10 percentage points, falling from 72% to 62%, according to a new study from Gallup....

Counterfeit Pills Fuel Rising Number of Fatal Drug Overdoses

by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 26, 2023 | Content

A growing number of overdose deaths in the United States involve counterfeit pills, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report found overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills were twice as common in the latter half...

Marijuana Use Among America’s Senior Citizens Rises as Interest in the Drug Is ‘Reignited’ Today

by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 19, 2023 | Content

America’s senior citizens are apparently having a moment to remember. People over the age of 65 are eclipsing their children and grandchildren as the fastest growing demographic who are experimenting with cannabis for the first time, according to the National...

New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They’re More Potent Than Fentanyl

by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 15, 2023 | Content

In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been worsened by the advent of street fentanyl, an illicit version of a powerful prescription painkiller. But experts now warn that the threat posed by fentanyl may ultimately pale in comparison to the emergence of an even more...

Overdose Reversal Drug Narcan Now Available to Buy Over the Counter

by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 11, 2023 | Content

Narcan, the nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, is hitting store shelves this month for the first time as an over-the-counter medication. Manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions says it has shipped hundreds of thousands of the two-spray kits, at a suggested retail...
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