Poisoning & Drug Dependence

Consumers of seafood purchased in a local Northeastern US market may be exposed to potentially risky PFAS concentrations.

Rezenopy is an opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioids, including respiratory depression, sedation, and hypotension.

Up to half of people with a cardiovascular risk factor did not see a primary care clinician or cardiologist in the past year

The Agency is cracking down on the sale of this type of tobacco product in which nicotine is absorbed from a small pouch that is held between the user’s lip and gum.

Dose-response relationship seen with risk heightened with longer duration exposure.

(HealthDay News) — A test to gauge if it’s safe to prescribe a patient an addictive opioid may have been approved too soon by the US Food and Drug Administration, claims a letter sent to the agency by a group of experts. The test, called AvertD, is meant to screen for genetic markers suggesting that…

In the latest lawsuit, the groups claim the agency missed a March deadline for issuing a final rule on a menthol ban.

Link between alcohol and heart disease appears to be especially strong among women.

Reduction seen in incidence of composite outcome of all-cause mortality, return to hospital with MAUD initiation at discharge

Sixty-eight percent of children younger than 6 years are exposed to lead-contaminated water, with racial inequity seen for exposure.

Significant increase coincided with decriminalization in several U.S. cities and states

“As the drug supply has gotten more dangerous and lethal, we’re asking allies to join us because we all must do our part to keep communities safe.”

HealthDay News — More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that passed the US Senate Thursday. The bipartisan legislation, which would cost an estimated $50 billion, would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include more people who believe that radiation exposure caused illnesses such as…

More than half of all estimated ED visits for melatonin ingestion in under 5s involved children aged 3 to 5 years.

Cadden pleaded no contest to each of the 11 counts of involuntary manslaughter leveled against him, one for each Michigan resident who died, according to the AP.

New list stems from an ongoing investigation regarding lead in products containing cinnamon.

Findings compared with management of alcohol, cannabis, or e-cigarette use.

For people with CUD in 2004 to 2014, specialty treatment decreased in states with medical cannabis laws with dispensary provisions.