Anna Lembke, MD, discusses how patients who use drugs are affected by the convergence of 2 public health emergencies – increasing overdose rates, and the COVID-19 pandemic – and addresses controversial solutions proposed by other investigators.
To clarify the potential side effects of THC exposure in older adults, investigators conducted a systematic review of RCTs reporting the safety and efficacy of various cannabinoid-based medicines in adults older than 50 years.
The researchers aimed to identify COVID-19-related stressors associated with changes in alcohol consumption and binge drinking since the pandemic began.
While previous studies have looked at opioid use among youth, information is lacking on heroin and stimulant overdose rates. The researchers investigated trends in suspected nonfatal drug overdoses (all drugs, opioids, heroin, and stimulants) reported to emergency departments between 2016 and 2019
Patients with cancer who receive intense smoking cessation treatment are compared with patients who receive standard treatment to analyze the intervention’s impact on the likelihood of quitting smoking.
