substance abuse

U.S. Senator Warner asks DEA to expedite substance abuse telehealth guidance

A U.S. Senator has called for the Drug Enforcement Administration to stop delaying providers from being able to treat patients using telehealth.

US raises minimum age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21

About 28 percent of high school seniors were found vaping in the last 30 days according to a government survey for the year 2019, compared to just 11 percent in 2016.

Cases of heart infections tied to opioid epidemic on a rise

During these 14 years studied, researchers found that the prevalence ratio for drug-abuse-related heart infections almost doubled in the United States, from 8% to 16%.

Trump speaks about HIV prevention, childhood cancer at State of the Union address

Healthcare got quite a bit of attention during Trump’s State of the Union address.

Spike in rare spine infections among drug users

Louisville-based physicians have observed a spike in osteomyelitis cases among heroin and other IV drug users.