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'Miracle' Weight Loss Drug Ozempic And Similar Drugs Reduce Alcohol And Opioid Overdose, Study Reveals

Fed Health Agency Funds $2.4M Study On Psychedelics Treatment For Meth Addiction

Marijuana 'Kept Me Sober' Says Jelly Roll, Rapper-Turned-Country Star Who Overcame Addictions To Become Music Award Winner

Fed Health Agency Funds $2.4M Study On Psychedelics Treatment For Meth Addiction

Marijuana 'Kept Me Sober' Says Jelly Roll, Rapper-Turned-Country Star Who Overcame Addictions To Become Music Award Winner

TikTok Will Stop Paying People For Using The App After EU Raised Addiction Concerns

Edward Snowden Unnerved By Children's Screen Time, Reveals His Teen Internet Addiction: Would Peck Keyboard with Toes Rather Than 'Log Off'

TikTok Will Stop Paying People For Using The App After EU Raised Addiction Concerns

Edward Snowden Unnerved By Children's Screen Time, Reveals His Teen Internet Addiction: Would Peck Keyboard with Toes Rather Than 'Log Off'

Video Game Addiction Lawsuit Involves Microsoft, EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Epic Games: Were The Companies Allegedly Targeting Certain Gamers?

Highly Processed Foods Can Be As Addictive As Most Harmful Drugs, New Research Finds

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Canadian Study Reveals Link Between Heavy Cannabis Use And Increased Risk Of Heart Problems

A new study based on medical data from Alberta, Canada, has revealed a connection between cannabis use disorder and an increased risk of cardiovascular issues. Published in Addiction, this research analyzed data from nearly 60,000 adults from 2012 to 2019.

Are Magic Mushrooms Addictive?

This article was originally published on Leafly and appears here with permission.

When Innocent Play Turns Dangerous: The UK NHS Treats Child Gaming Addiction That Can Lead To Violence Against Parents

The National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K.

Study Reveals The Dark Side Of Daily Marijuana Smoking: How It Affects Decision-Making And Concentration

This article was originally published in January 2022. What are, if any, the negative effects of regular marijuana consumption?

Community is Key to Recovery: 5 Celebrities Share How They've Navigated Sobriety

By Joy Sutton, Host of Addiction Talk, an American Addiction C

Is Weed Or Alcohol More Addictive?

This article was originally published on Leafly and appears here with permission.

Is CBD Oil Addictive?

Young People More Likely To Try Cannabis In States With Legal Recreational Use, New Study Contradicts Prior Research

Does legalization of recreational cannabis increase youth consumption? According to a new research published in the May 26, 2022 online issue of Addiction, yes it does.

Study: Young Adults' Consumption Of Alcohol, Cigarettes, Other Substances Fell Following Marijuana Legalization

Retail cannabis sales are associated with decreases in the use of alcohol, cigarettes and pain medications by young adults, according to data published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, reported NORML.

Demonizing Drug Use So Kids Don't Try Them, Does That Even Work?

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

11 Myths And Misconceptions About Cannabis

This article was originally published on Askgrowers and appears here with permission.

National Institute on Drug Abuse Will Test Ibogaine For Addiction Treatment As Drug Deaths Crest 100,000

The U.S. government has taken a significant step toward tackling the mounting national substance addiction crisis by partnering with neuroscience company Delix Therapeutics to study a non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine.

Novamind Opens Addiction Clinic In Utah, Establishing Substance Use Disorder Program

Novamind Inc. (OTCQB: NVMDF), a mental health company specializing in psychedelic medicine, has announced the launch of a new clinic located in downtown Salt Lake City specializing in integrative behavioral health and services for adults with substance use disorders.

Addictions And Prevention In Adults And Adolescents: Changing The Perspective

This article by Carlos Alberto Barzani, Psychologist, was originally published on El Planteo.

Could Psilocybin End Our Addiction Crisis?

This article by Jennifer Walker-Journey was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission.

How Ibogaine Treatment Could Wipe Out Opioid Addiction

This article by Jennifer Walker-Journey was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission.

How MindMed Uses Tech To Innovate, Deploy Psychedelic Mental Health Therapies

In an exclusive to Benzinga, Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc (OTC: MMEDF), a leading medicine biotech company in psychedelics, on Tuesday revealed the introduction of a division known as Albert, to help research and develop an integrated platform for delivering psychedelic medicines, experiential therapies,

Can Psychedelic Therapy Ease The Socioeconomic Burden Of Addiction?

This article was originally published on Microdose Psychedelic Insights, and appears here with permission.

Entheon Biomedical CEO Timothy Ko On The Potential Of Psychedelics In Addiction Treatment

Among the biggest challenges faced by the psychedelics industry is the stigma that surrounds it. "The anti-drug marketing of the past decades was highly effective, and so now when psychedelics are mentioned, visions of tie-dye come to mind," Timothy Ko told Benzinga. The times are changing.

Trading Alert: Collegium Pharmaceuticals May See Increased Activity Thursday

White House To Loosen Controls On Heroin Addiction Treatment