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One in four U.S. adults suspects they may have ADHD and drugs are a first line of treatment for this condition. But what does research say about their impact on the brain and quality of life?
Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may offer serious health benefits beyond weight loss. The GLP-1 medications have been linked to decreased risks of heart disease, kidney disease and Alzheimer’s ...
(Reuters) - U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according ...
It was originally called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, but was renamed in 2002 to its current name. [1] The NSDUH, along with the Monitoring the Future , is one of the two main ways the National Institute on Drug Abuse measures drug use in the United States.
Responsible drug use seeks to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks associated with psychoactive drug use. For illegal psychoactive drugs that are not diverted prescription controlled substances, some critics [1] [2] believe that illegal recreational drug use is inherently irresponsible, due to the unpredictable and unmonitored strength and purity of the drugs and the risks of addiction ...
As of 2021, America's drug epidemic was the deadliest it had ever been, according to federal data. More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published November 17, 2021, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [116]
The report from AARP Public Policy Institute said average list prices on these 25 drugs have nearly doubled since they hit the market and collectively cost Medicare ‒ and American taxpayers ...
Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...