Financial Incentive May Drive Screening, Advice for Alcohol Use
The rate of screening for alcohol use or brief advice provisions may be affected by the removal of financial incentives.
Substance Use
Cannabis Concentrate Use Is Common Among Teens
Investigators aimed to determine the prevalence of concentrate use and associated risk factors among adolescents who used cannabis.
US College Students’ Marijuana Use Reaches 35-Year High
43 percent of college students said they used some form of marijuana at least once in the past year.
Interest in Marijuana, Cannabinoids for Pain Rising Rapidly
Physician anesthesiologists concerned about prevalent misunderstanding about marijuana, related products.
Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Up After Medical Legalization
Cannabis exposure calls to poison control increased 140% after legalization in Massachusetts.
USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Illicit Drug Use
Evidence inadequate to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for adolescents.
Medical Marijuana Laws May Not Impact Opioid Use
No reduction seen in individual-level nonmedical prescription opioid use from 2002 to 2014.
Most Adult-Use Cannabis Customers Use for Pain, Sleep Relief
Retail customers report decreases in prescriptions, over-the-counter meds due to effectiveness of cannabis.
USPSTF Urges Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use in Children
Updated recommendation calls on primary care physicians to prevent tobacco use among children.
Most Women Unaware Alcohol Poses Breast Cancer Risk
Screening and outpatient clinic appointments may offer opportunity for prevention intervention.
Next post in News
