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The burden is higher for some population groups  Males experienced around three-quarters of the total burden from alcohol use and illicit drug use in Australia in 2011. Compared to females, males experienced a greater proportion of burden due to alcohol use for most associated diseases,… Read More »The burden is higher for some population groups 

Transmission of other bloodborne infections, particularly HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is also increasing among injection-drug users, albeit at a slower rate. The opioid epidemic has also been linked to increasing rates of syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections, microbial endocarditis, and other infections… Read More »Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users — A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic

BACKGROUND: Despite public awareness that tobacco secondhand smoke (SHS) is harmful, many people still assume that marijuana SHS is benign. Debates about whether smoke-free laws should include marijuana are becoming increasingly widespread as marijuana is legalized and the cannabis industry grows. Lack of evidence for… Read More »One Minute of Marijuana Secondhand Smoke Exposure Substantially Impairs Vascular Endothelial Function.

JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology – Key Summary Patients aged ≤50 years presenting with their first myocardial infarction were retrospectively analyzed to evaluate the prevalence of cocaine and marijuana use and the impact on clinical outcomes. The prevalence of the use of… Read More »Cocaine and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults Presenting With Myocardial Infarction

Abstract – Mayo Clinic The opioid crisis that exists today developed over the past 30 years. The reasons for this are many. Good intentions to improve pain and suffering led to increased prescribing of opioids, which contributed to misuse of opioids and even death. Following… Read More »How Good Intentions Contributed to Bad Outcomes: The Opioid Crisis

“A complementary and necessary approach is to target the “demand” side of opioid use, namely, implementation of preventive measures, educating physicians, requiring physician continuing education for opioid prescribing licensure, and addressing why patients use opioids in the first place. Indeed, prevention of initiation of use… Read More »Beyond Supply: How We Must Tackle the Opioid Epidemic

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this study, our findings indicate that while individuals who use cannabis or cigarettes during adolescence have an increased risk of subsequent psychotic experiences, epidemiological evidence is substantively more robust for cannabis use than it is for tobacco use. For complete study see… Read More »Association of Combined Patterns of Tobacco & Cannabis Use in Adolescence With Psychotic Experiences

Abstract INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Data are lacking on drug use among gay and bisexual men (GBM) in New Zealand. We establish a baseline estimate of drug use and investigate associations with sexual health and HIV risk. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Drug use was common in this… Read More »Chem-sex Issues: Illicit drug use among New Zealand gay and bisexual men: Prevalence and association with sexual health behaviours

A. Benjamin Srivastava, MDCorrespondence information about the author MD A. Benjamin Srivastava Email the author MD A. Benjamin Srivastava, Mark S. Gold, MD Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.01.018 The opioid epidemic is the most important and most serious public… Read More »Beyond Supply: How We Must Tackle the Opioid Epidemic