Researchers have studied the complex chemical composition of e-cigarette vapors to predict their health impacts on users and those around them.
Years into the opioid epidemic, Stanford psychiatrist and addiction researcher Anna Lembke cites signs of slow improvement and comments on benzodiazepines.
Bill Williams is a teacher and theater director who lost his 24-year-old son to a heroin overdose in 2012. Ashley Elliott is a former addict …
This week programmers from across the country will convene in Washington, D.C., to take part in a code-a-thon hosted by the U.S. Department of Health …
In 2014, a new type of tobacco product, a heat-not-burn cigarette, was marketed to the people of Japan. These battery-powered cigarettes heat tobacco to roughly …
Since I write about the opioid epidemic — what many are calling the worst drug epidemic in United States history — I’ve taken note of …
The public’s opinion of tobacco use has dramatically changed over time. Gone are the days when cigarette companies advertise using slogans like “fresh as mountain …
The U.S. opioid epidemic is making headline news, and with all the press coverage, it's tempting to think the problem is finally getting the attention …
Why is it so hard to quit smoking? That was the question tackled recently by BBC World Service's CrowdScience show. There are 1 billion smokers …
Some opioid users become addicted when using prescription medications for pain relief. Reformulating those drugs to make them harder to abuse would seem like an …
In "Neuroscience of Need: Understanding the Addicted Mind," an article I wrote for Stanford Medicine magazine a few years ago, I tried to describe the hijacked brain …
Resolving America’s opioid crisis is clearly more difficult than just saying “no” to opioid use. A key complication is that many opioid addicts also have mental health issues, …
For those of us following the confounding opioid epidemic, there’s more bad news. Stanford researchers have determined that taking strong prescription painkillers together with sleeping …
The American Health Care Act, the House Republican's Affordable Care Act replacement plan released Monday, would worsen the opioid epidemic, Keith Humphreys, PhD, a Stanford professor of …
Marijuana use isn't safe for teenagers, and pediatricians need to be ready to explain why, according to a new clinical report published this week by …
What if you could predict who would abuse drugs? You could intervene before the cycle of addiction and loss begins, saving lives, healing families, restoring …
