The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, setting the stage for a significant shift in the nation’s drug policy. In a proposed rule sent to...
Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or smoking or both, new research shows. The study is based on a survey of almos...
https://ladylively.com/pregnancy/the-more-kids-use-social-media-the-more-theyre-likely-to-vape/
The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 show the first decline in such deaths since 2018. “Statistics indicate there w...
https://ladylively.com/drugs-medication/u-s-drug-overdose-deaths-decline-for-first-time-in-5-years/
Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds. A single measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffect...
https://ladylively.com/respiratory-health/why-c-section-babies-need-2-doses-of-measles-vaccine/
Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found. The number of pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement was 2,300 times greater in 2023 tha...
https://ladylively.com/drugs-medication/police-seizures-of-pills-with-fentanyl-have-skyrocketed/
When folks in rural America need treatment for a substance use disorder, significant obstacles stand in their way, researchers say. They are more likely to have to look outside their insurance ne...
https://ladylively.com/alcoholism/getting-help-for-alcohol-drug-abuse-tougher-for-rural-americans/
New mothers who like to smoke marijuana might wind up exposing their babies to THC through their own breast milk, a new study says. THC, the intoxicating compound in cannabis, dissolves in the fa...
https://ladylively.com/health-news/how-long-does-marijuana-thc-linger-in-breast-milk/
More than 320,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose during the past decade, according to a new study reported May 8 in JAMA Psychiatry. What’s more, the death rate accelerated during...
Calls to U.S. poison centers regarding so-called synthetic cannabis jumped 88% between 2021 and 2022, as use of these legally sold products rose, research shows. Synthetic cannabis contain varyin...
Using mindfulness to help people trying to overcome opioid addiction can boost their odds of continuing treatment, new research shows. The approach helps folks how to deal with tension, savor lif...
https://ladylively.com/drugs-medication/how-mindfulness-could-help-folks-quit-opioids/