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Content of illicit cannabis extracts used to treat children with epilepsy revealed: Families who turned to black market did not get CBD-rich products; majority reduced seizures
Brain’s response to opioids: New research provides expanded insights: Study also provides clues to new class of painkillers with fewer side effects
Risky opioid prescriptions linked to higher chance of death: Study finds 6 percent of Massachusetts adults received risky opioid prescription over a five-year period
US painkiller restriction linked to ‘significant’ increase in illicit online drug trading: Dark web sales of prescription opioids spiked after regulatory change, finds study
High schoolers who use heroin commonly use multiple other drugs: Students using heroin concurrently use 5 other drugs on average
Price competition for generic drugs linked to increase in manufacturing-related recalls
Discovery will impact design of drug delivery systems at the molecular level
Looking past peer influence: Genetic contributions to increases in teen substance use?
It’s not your fitness tracker — it’s you: When it comes to measuring fitness, no one gets it right
New glaucoma treatment could ease symptoms while you sleep
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