More articles about: substance use disorder
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Health Lab
Changing culture to reduce opioid prescriptions for children undergoing surgery
New effort responds to concerns about opioid overdose, misuse and side effects in kids; Expert shares 8 things parents and pediatric surgeons should know
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Studying Substance Use Curiosity in Pre-Teens
Even at age 9 or 10, as many as 10% of children are curious about using substances, and many parents haven’t made specific rules or say kids’ access at home would be easy.
Medicine at Michigan
Using Alone and Reinventing Recovery: How COVID-19 Is Upending Addiction and Treatment
How one man found his way out of a pandemic relapse.