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Quiggle said the association between teens and young adults using cannabis and psychosis and other problems is clear. It's hard to say for sure how the higher potency is affecting the outcomes, though ...

A UPMC hospital in Lititz, Pa., is ending its family medicine residency program this summer, according to an update on its website. The family medicine residency program at UPMC Lititz spanned three ...

The bill’s sponsor said it’s intended to deter drug dealers who target people in recovery but addiction specialists are wary.

In medicine, there is a general concern that too high a dose may have toxic effects. However, as many clinicians and researchers have observed, using too low a dose of some treatments can also lead to ...

As a family physician specializing in addiction medicine, I have frequently encountered patients who still experience withdrawal symptoms at the “target dose” and even at the suggested maximum ...

The American Society of Addiction Medicine recommends four goals of treatment: suppressing opioid withdrawal, blocking the effects of illicit opioids, stopping opioid cravings and reducing the use ...

Specifically, the study failed to show that consumption of an ultra-processed food beverage acted on the brain like other addictive drugs and did not trigger a measurable amount of dopamine release ...

Nicolette Natale, D.O., whose areas of expertise include the treatment of substance abuse disorders. Courtesy Nicolette Natale, D.O. According to ...

Increasing addictive use trajectories were associated with higher risks of suicide-related outcomes than low addictive use ...