Homelessness, drug use pose fresh challenges for Uptown’s long-hoped-for revival

On a Thursday evening last week, dozens of people streamed into the northeast corner of Seven Points mall in Uptown ...

'It's a beast:' Drug use an ongoing problem for operators of Santa Fe homeless shelter

Guests at Agape House relaxed outdoors on a recent unseasonably warm afternoon. Just down Harrison Road from the homeless ...
USA Today

Drug, substance abuse and addiction statistics 2024

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...
Los Angeles Times

Stigma only makes drug use more dangerous

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...
Cancer Therapy Advisor

Comorbidities, Medication Use Predict Survival in Those With CSCC Receiving ICI

Researchers studied the affect of comorbidities and medication use on survival in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using immune checkpoint inhibitors.
The Conversation

Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...
UNAIDS

New guidance note on decriminalizing drug use in the context of HIV

At the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), UNAIDS, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), together with ...