Drug withdrawal in newborns linked to high unemployment rates
More newborns suffer from drug withdrawal in counties experiencing shortages of mental health care providers and higher rates of unemployment.
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Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez
Vox’s German Lopez discusses gun violence in the U.S. and what journalists can do to improve their coverage.
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Heroin overdoses surged following Oxycontin reformulation
A new study identifies one important driver of heroin overdoses in the United States: the reformulation of Oxycontin.
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Where are opioids prescribed the most?
Two new studies show that American patients in the rural South are more likely to receive opioid prescriptions than patients in the urban North.
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Race gap narrowing in prescription opioid use
While the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic is often discussed as a white issue, new research indicates that prescription opioid use in black adults is just as high.
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Electronic cigarette usage, health impacts, marketing and policy implications: Research roundup
2014 review of scientific literature on the health effects of electronic cigarette use, behavioral impacts on users and marketing efforts by e-cigarette companies.
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Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential relationship between the long-term use of marijuana and IQ declines.
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Opiate use by U.S. mothers and increases in neonatal abstinence syndrome
2012 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the tripling of rates of babies affected by maternal opiate use over the past decade.
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More than 7 million children live with a parent with alcohol problems
2012 report from the U.S. government’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality spotlighting data relating to children of alcoholics in the United States.
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Internet addiction and personality in first-person-shooter video gamers
2011 study from the University of Bonn and SUNY in the Journal of Media Psychology on the connection between personality traits and time spent online.
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