11+ hour ago  (1211+ words) In five years, harm-reduction organizations distributed hundreds of thousands of sterile needles and syringes to drug users across Oklahoma, potentially saving lives and significantly reducing viral infection rates. The state law protecting the organizations from criminal prosecution sunset July 1, effectively…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago  (20+ words) | Study warned of dementia risk too | Inshorts Inshorts...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago  (198+ words) Posted July 4, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma On the one hand, this isn't surprising given the recent sea change in acknowledging lived experience in promoting mental health. On the other hand, it is surprising because stigma toward addiction is deeply entrenched…...

13+ hour, 53+ min ago  (441+ words) Published: July 4, 2026 at 6: 36 PM IST Khordha: Having recovered from the scourge of substance abuse themselves, two youngsters from Khordha district are now making an effort to save others from falling into the drugs trap. Their resolve to change the lives…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago  (198+ words) Posted July 4, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma On the one hand, this isn't surprising given the recent sea change in acknowledging lived experience in promoting mental health. On the other hand, it is surprising because stigma toward addiction is deeply entrenched…...

15+ hour, 27+ min ago  (217+ words) The World Health Organization has highlighted the critical risk factors associated with opioid overdose, drawing attention to a class of drugs commonly used to treat pain. These substances include widely prescribed medicines such as morphine, fentanyl, and tramadol. Opioids are…...

16+ hour ago  (183+ words) St. Louis County Public Health, in partnership with Wilderness Health, Recovery Alliance Duluth and Thrive! Family Recovery Resources is launching a community storytelling initiative designed to celebrate recovery, reduce stigma around substance use disorder and highlight the many faces and…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago  (732+ words) When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new Neuropsychopharmacology study has discovered that chronic alcohol use can alter how the brain metabolizes acetate'and that these effects are…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago  (202+ words) Drishti IAS MANAS: Digital Platform Against Drug Abuse In response to India's growing drug abuseand trafficking challenge, the Government has strengthened technology-enabled citizen participation through initiatives such as MANAS, alongside public-health and law-enforcement measures to achieve a Nasha Mukt Bharat....

21+ hour, 18+ min ago  (37+ words) IOL Video: Overcoming Nyaope addiction Health-e News investigates the effect of Nyaope on the youth of South Africa. For more videos by Health-e News, go to www. health-e. org. za....