Cannabis use has been associated with an increased risk of crashing while driving. However the effect of cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on driving is unclear.
Researchers compared the rate at which patients diagnosed with both depression and a substance use disorder received acute and continuous pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy with the rate at which patients solely diagnosed with depression received the same treatments.
There have been few studies that have examined the specificity of mood disorder subtypes among the children of parents with both major subtypes of mood disorders and controls based on prospective tracking across the transition from childhood to adulthood.
Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2018 to assess the impact of drug and alcohol use on cardiometabolic disease risk factors.
By providing bundled HIV and HCV testing, substance use disorder treatment programs may create increased awareness of infection status among people with substance abuse disorders.