Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that overwhelmed hospitals, upended the economy, and sent much of the world into lockdown, researchers tracked a concerning uptick in alcohol use.
Researchers investigated whether high-potency cannabis may be associated with a higher risk of psychosis and cannabis use disorder compared with lower-potency products.
An intervention that involves preoperative patient education and smaller prescription quantity successfully reduces opioid use while maintaining pain control following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
The study authors explored whether exposure to opioids and benzodiazepines in emergency traumatic injury care is associated with long-term substance use and negative mental health outcomes.
Study authors investigated whether adults with both cannabis and alcohol use disorders have a higher mortality risk than those with cannabis use disorder alone.
Despite some progress in expanding access to medications to treat opioid use disorder, a substantial gap between OUD prevalence and treatment receipt still exists.
Although previous studies have examined the association between e-cigarettes and cannabis use among teenagers, the researchers wanted more recent data given the growing popularity of vaping.
