Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants.
Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants.Open
Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.
Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.Open
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.Open
An experimental fentanyl vaccine has shown promise in early-stage human trials. Dr. Kristen Gilliland, a neuroscientist who lost her 22-year-old son to an accidental overdose, joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss how the vaccine could be used as a harm reduction tool. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
A novel cigarette tax has generated $270 million for cultural organizations in the Cleveland area, which makes declining smoking rates “a double-edged sword.”
Though tobacco use has been declining in the US, service members and military veterans continue to have higher rates of tobacco use than civilians. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarettes remain the number one preventable cause of death in the United States, and veterans smoke cigarettes at significantly higher rates than the national average. In fact, more than one in five US veterans smoke, and according to data before 2019, that number jumps to over half among male veterans and service members between the ages of 18 and 25. One method to combat the prevalence of harmful cigarettes is through tobacco harm reduction, or supporting tobacco users to switch to less harmful, smoke-free nicotine products. How…
