Tag: opioids
Neither Snake Oil Nor Silver Bullet: Ibogaine for Opioid Use Disorder
“But as fascinating as the pharmacology of ibogaine [is], it is the chemistry of ...
Comic Designed to Boost Health Care for Veterans Who Use Drugs
A group of researchers have developed a comic designed to encourage veterans and health ...
Cannabis Legalization Linked to Reduced Tobacco, Alcohol Use in Young Adults
Another federally funded study is suggesting that marijuana legalization may be linked to a ...
SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Has a Fentanyl Problem
Up through 2021, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) national drug ...
“Sleep’s Cave”—The Speculation Around Ovid’s Opium References
Publius Ovidius Naso, known today as Ovid, was a Roman poet of great acclaim ...
Opioid Settlement Funds: Will “Once-in-a-Generation” Chance Be Wasted?
As opioid settlement dollars start rolling into jurisdictions across the United States, debate has ...
A Daughter’s Life and Death, Seen Through a Harm Reduction Lens
The book Addicted and Convicted: Letters from a Lost Daughter, published in August, tells ...
Afghanistan’s Poppy Ban May Fail. Its Success Could Bring Global Crisis.
For decades, the war-torn country of Afghanistan has been the world’s largest producer of ...
People Who Inject Drugs and Harm Reduction: a Global Perspective
Approximately 15 million people inject drugs, according to the best available evidence—equivalent to three ...
Cannabis “Significantly” Associated With Lower Unregulated Opioid Use
A new federally funded study has found that marijuana is “significantly” associated with reduced ...
