How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines
An anthropologist who wrote a book exploring meth’s impact on rural communities explains what drove the epidemic and how it’s changed.
Bryan Keogh, Managing Editor
• conversation
March 15, 2024 • ~8 min
March 15, 2024 • ~8 min
Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a growing crisis particularly in rural America
Many people wrongly assume that cannabis use during pregnancy is safe. Research is increasingly documenting a host of serious health harms from prenatal exposure to cannabis and other substances.
Amna Umer, Associate Professor of Pediatric Epidemiology, West Virginia University •
conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 • ~9 min
Feb. 27, 2024 • ~9 min
Nearly 2 million Americans are using kratom yearly, but it is banned in multiple states: A pharmacologist explains the controversy
Long-term use of kratom may actually reduce pain tolerance and cause physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.
C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut •
conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~8 min
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~8 min
Nitazenes are a powerful class of street drugs emerging across the US
An overdose death in Boulder County, Colorado, was linked to a powerful new formulation of a designer drug never approved for use in humans.
Christopher P. Holstege, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia •
conversation
Feb. 15, 2024 • ~6 min
Feb. 15, 2024 • ~6 min
Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
The study discovered that nonmedical personnel can provide the naloxone to an overdose victim in about one minute.
Nicole Adams, Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University •
conversation
Jan. 22, 2024 • ~5 min
Jan. 22, 2024 • ~5 min
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